# Matthew 27.44

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 42. He saved others; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him. 43. He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
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> **44. And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.**
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> 45. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. 46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, <span class="rl-speech">saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?</span> (Matthew 27:42-46, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 42. “He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43. He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
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> **44. The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.**
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> 45. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. 46. About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, <span class="rl-speech">saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”</span> (Matthew 27:42-46, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 42. He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
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> **44. The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.**
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> 45. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, <span class="rl-speech">saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?</span> (Matthew 27:42-46, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 42. 'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him; 43. he hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said, Son of God I am;'
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> **44. with the same also the robbers, who were crucified with him, were reproaching him.**
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> 45. And from the sixth hour darkness came over all the land unto the ninth hour, 46. and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, <span class="rl-speech">saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'</span> (Matthew 27:42-46, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [The Passion of Christ](/codex/the-passion-of-christ/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.