^{39 Ref} Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

^{40 Ref} 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!"

^{41 Ref} Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, the Pharisees,{TR omits "the Pharisees"} and the elders, said,

^{42 Ref} "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 Ref} He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

^{44 Ref} The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.