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Berean Standard Bible

“and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!””

Matthew 27:40

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Jesus hangs on the cross while people pass by and shake their heads, and the chief priests, scribes and elders mock him. The taunts recall the temptations in the wilderness.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

World English Bible (WEB)

and saying, “You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

King James Version (KJV)

And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and saying, 'You that are throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save yourself; if Son you are of God, come down from the cross.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y diciendo: Tú, el que derribas el templo, y en tres días lo reedificas, sálvate á ti mismo: si eres Hijo de Dios, desciende de la cruz.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¿No afirmabas tú que podías destruir el templo y reedificarlo en tres días? Pues veamos: Si de verdad eres el Hijo de Dios, ¡bájate de la cruz!

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