What Does Matthew 27:42 Mean?

“others”

"else," i.e., different (in many applications)

“He saved”

to save, i.e., deliver or protect (literally or figuratively)

“himself”

(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc

“he cannot”

the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not

to be able or possible

“He saved”

to save, i.e., deliver or protect (literally or figuratively)

“If”

if, whether, that, etc

“the King”

a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)

“of Israel”

israel (i.e., jisrael), the adopted name of jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)

“he be”

he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are

“come down”

to descend (literally or figuratively)

“now”

"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate

“from”

"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the cross”

a stake or post (as set upright), i.e., (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e.,

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“we will believe”

to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e., credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to ch

“him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons