Matius 26:68

26:68 saying, “Prophesy for us, you Christ! ¹  Who hit you?” ² 

Matius 27:42-43

27:42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down ³  now from the cross, we will believe in him! 27:43 He trusts in God – let God, if he wants to, deliver him now ⁴  because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!”

[26:68]  ¹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[26:68]  sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.

[26:68]  ² tn Grk “Who is the one who hit you?”

[26:68]  sn Who hit you? This is a variation of one of three ancient games that involved blindfolds.

[27:42]  ³ tn Here the aorist imperative καταβάτω (katabatw) has been translated as a conditional imperative. This fits the pattern of other conditional imperatives (imperative + καί + future indicative) outlined by ExSyn 489.

[27:43]  ⁴ sn An allusion to Ps 22:8.