Matthew 27:43
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
Cross-reference
Matthew 27:40 gives the preceding taunt to 'save yourself' — the crowd then challenges God to save Him, intensifying mockery.
In Matthew 27:54, the centurion declares 'Truly this was the Son of God'—a direct reversal of the mockers' taunt.
Matthew 26:63 records the high priest questioning Jesus' claim to be the Son of God—the same claim mocked on the cross.
In Matthew 14:33, disciples worship Jesus as 'Son of God'—a stark contrast to the mockers using that title to taunt Him.
John 10:36 shows Jesus claiming 'I am the Son of God' — the very phrase the mockers throw back at him on the cross.
Psalm 3:2 contains the taunt 'No salvation for him in God' — directly echoed by the mockers who say 'Let God deliver him.'
Psalm 22:8 is the direct source of the mockers' words — 'He trusts in God; let Him deliver him' — a clear OT echo fulfilled on the cross.
John 10:30 declares Jesus' unity with the Father — the basis for His 'Son of God' claim ridiculed on the cross.
John 3:17 states Jesus came to save, not to be delivered — contradicting the crowd's mockery that God should rescue Him.
Psalm 71:11 records enemies saying God has forsaken the psalmist — the same accusation the crowd hurls at Jesus.
John 3:16 reveals God's love in giving His Son — contrasting the crowd's view that God abandoned Jesus; deliverance came through the cross.
In John 1:34, John the Baptist testifies Jesus is the Son of God — a divine witness against the mockers' disbelief.
Mark 9:7 has God the Father declare Jesus as His beloved Son—the opposite of the mockers' doubt on the cross.
In Mark 15:39, the centurion declares Jesus 'Son of God' — directly contrasting the mockers' scornful reference to that claim.
In Luke 3:22, the heavenly voice affirms Jesus as 'beloved Son' — opposing the mockers' taunt that he merely said so.
In Luke 22:70, Jesus affirms he is the Son of God — the very claim the mockers here deride.
In Acts 9:20, Paul proclaims Jesus as Son of God — echoing the title the mockers used in scorn, now preached boldly.
In 2 Kings 18:22, Rabshakeh taunts Judah for trusting God — a direct parallel to the mockers' taunt of Jesus' trust.
Nahum 1:7 affirms God knows those who trust Him, directly opposing the mockers' implication that He has abandoned Jesus.
Micah 7:10 predicts shame for those who taunt 'Where is your God?'—a promise of vindication later fulfilled for Jesus.
Joel 2:17 pleads that the nations not say 'Where is their God?'—the exact taunt used against Jesus on the cross.
In Psalm 35:25, the psalmist prays against enemies who gloat over his downfall — exactly what the mockers do to Jesus.
In 2 Chronicles 32:11, Rabshakeh mocks Hezekiah's promise of deliverance — mirroring the mockers' challenge to Jesus.
In 2 Kings 18:30, Rabshakeh denies God's deliverance — the mockers similarly challenge God's deliverance of Jesus.
In John 19:7, the Jews cite the same claim — Jesus made himself Son of God — as the legal basis for his death, parallel to the mockers' taunt.
John 5:17-25 records Jesus' claim to be Son of God with divine authority — the very claim the crowd now mocks.
Isaiah 37:10 records the Assyrian taunt that trust in God is misplaced — mirrors the crowd's challenge to Jesus' trust.
Isaiah 36:18 mocks the idea any god can deliver — parallel to the crowd's taunt that God should save Jesus if He can.
Isaiah 36:15 shows the Assyrian taunt that God cannot deliver — echoing the crowd's challenge that God should save Jesus.
Psalm 42:10 records the taunt 'Where is your God?' — the same questioning of God's deliverance that the mockers voice at the cross.