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Matthew 27:43–45

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He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
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From verse 43

  1. Psalms 22:8Rank 1 from verse 43
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    8He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

  2. John 10:36Rank 2 from verse 43
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    36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

  3. Isaiah 36:15Rank 3 from verse 43
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    15Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

  4. Isaiah 36:18Rank 4 from verse 43
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    18Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The Lord will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

  5. Isaiah 37:10Rank 5 from verse 43
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    10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

From verse 44

  1. Luke 23:39–43Rank 1 from verse 44
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    39¶ And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

    40But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

    41And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

    42And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

    43And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

  2. Mark 15:32Rank 2 from verse 44
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    32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

  3. Matthew 27:38Rank 3 from verse 44
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    38Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

  4. Job 30:7–9Rank 4 from verse 44
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    7Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.

    8They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

    9And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.

  5. Psalms 35:15Rank 5 from verse 44
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    15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

From verse 45

  1. Amos 8:9Rank 1 from verse 45
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    9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:

  2. Mark 15:33–34Rank 2 from verse 45
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    33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

    34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

  3. Isaiah 50:3Rank 3 from verse 45
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    3I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

  4. Luke 23:44–45Rank 4 from verse 45
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    44And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

    45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

  5. Revelation 9:2Rank 5 from verse 45
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    2And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 27:43

COMBINED MEANING

trusted

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Delivered in confidence to the care of another. Confided in; relied on; depended on; applied to persons.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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COMBINED MEANING

deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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Matthew 27:44

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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crucified

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1. Put to death by being fastened to a cross. 2. By figure, treated as crucified or put to death in relation to sin.

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COMBINED MEANING

cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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teeth

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1. The hard structures in a person's or animal's jaws, chiefly used for biting and chewing. 2. Toothlike points or projections on a tool or instrument. 3. In ‘cast ... in his teeth,’ to reproach or taunt someone to his face.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 27:45

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Suggested context · Matthew 27:39–49

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27:39¶ And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

27:40And 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.

27:41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

27:42He 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.

27:43He 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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27:44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

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27:45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

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27:46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

27:47Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

27:48And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

27:49The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

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