Matthew 27:40
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.
Cross-references
Matthew 27:54 shows the centurion confessing Jesus as Son of God after the cross — a direct contrast to the mockers' challenge here.
In Matthew 27:43, the chief priests mock Jesus as the Son of God who trusts in God — the same identity claim taunted here.
Matthew 4:3 records Satan's temptation with the same phrase 'If you are the Son of God' — the mockers echo the tempter's words.
Matthew 4:6 has Satan's second temptation repeating 'If you are the Son of God' — another parallel to the mockers' taunt.
In Matthew 16:4, Jesus says no sign except the resurrection — the very sign the mockers here reject by demanding immediate deliverance.
Matthew 26:61 records the false witness about Jesus destroying the temple — the source of the taunt the mockers here twist.
In Matthew 26:64, Jesus declares his divine authority as Son of Man — the very identity the mockers here challenge with 'if you are the Son of God'.
In Matthew 12:40, Jesus uses Jonah's three days as a sign of resurrection; here mockers twist that into a taunt about rebuilding the temple.
In Luke 16:31, Jesus teaches that resurrection won't convince hardened hearts — exactly the unbelief shown by mockers at the cross.
John 2:19-22 gives Jesus' original saying about raising the temple in three days — the true meaning behind the mockers' distorted taunt.
Psalm 22:7 is the prophecy of mocking with head-wagging — directly fulfilled by the mockers here.
Psalm 109:25 also describes head-wagging scorn — another prophetic echo fulfilled in the mockers here.
Mark 15:29 is the parallel account of the same mockery — identical taunt about destroying the temple and saving oneself.
In John 1:34, John the Baptist testifies Jesus is the Son of God; here mockers challenge that identity with 'if you are'.