49The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."


In Context

46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."

48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink.

49 The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."

50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.

Matthew 27:49 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:49And the others said: Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:49And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:49But the rest said, Let be; let us see if Elias comes to save him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:49And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:49The rest said, Forbear, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:49The rest said, |Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:49but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come — about to save him.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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