SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:41
De esta manera tambin los príncipes de los sacerdotes, escarneciendo con los escribas y los ancianos, decían:
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:41
Verse 41. Chief priests-scribes and elders] To these, several ancient MSS. and versions add, kai farisaiwn, and Pharisees. But though the authority for this reading is respectable, yet it does not appear that the Pharisees joined in with the others in the condemnation of our Lord. Probably his discourses and parables, related in some of the preceding chapters, which were spoken directly to them, had so far convinced them that they would at least have no hand in putting him to death. All the infamy of this seems to fall upon the PRIESTS, scribes, and elders.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 41. Likewise also the chief priests , etc.] Who as they attended at his apprehension, and in their own council condemned him to death unanimously, and were very busy at his arraignment, examination, and trial before Pilate, and persuaded the people to be urgent for his crucifixion; they follow him to the cross to exult over him, and insult him, and to see that the execution was strictly performed: and forgetting their character, office, and education; and laying aside all humanity, decent, and good manners; instead of rebuking and restraining the populace from using him in an ill and unkind manner, they themselves stood mocking him, with the Scribes and elders ; who composed the whole sanhedrim of the nation. The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions, and several copies, read, and the Pharisees: of which, no doubt, there were great numbers present, who had been indefatigable and implacable enemies of Christ every where, and to whom it must be a pleasing sight to see him hanging on the cross: these scoffed at him, gibed, and reproached him; and said , as follows; Ver. 42. He saved others, himself he cannot save , etc.] This was not so much a concession of theirs, that he had done many saving works, as healing the sick, cleansing lepers, causing the blind to see, and the lame to walk, and raising the dead; but rather a suggestion, that these were only pretensions and illusions; that either they were not really done, or done by the help of the devil; since now he himself was in the utmost extremity, he could not save himself: but of this they might have been convinced by his striking many of them to the ground, that came to apprehend him in the garden, and of which these men were eyewitnesses; and he, as man, could easily have obtained of his Father more than twelve legions of angels that would have rescued him out of their hands: but so it must not be; he came not to save himself, but others, and to save them spiritually and eternally by dying himself. If he be the king of Israel ; that is, the Messiah, who was promised and expected as a king, as Zions king, or king of Israel; (see John 1:49), hence in ( Mark 15:32) it is Christ the king of Israel. Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him . The Persic version reads, that the people may see, and believe in him; and the Syriac and Arabic versions, that we may see, and believe in him, as in ( Mark 15:32). But, alas! they had seen greater things already than this, and yet had not believed. He could easily have caused the nails to have given way, and unloosed himself, and come down, who had done such mighty works among them; and if he had, there is no reason to conclude they would have believed him to be the Son of God, and the true Messiah; for though after this, he did a much greater work, raised himself from the dead, of which they had the fullest evidence, yet they remained unbelieving.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 35-44 - It was usual to put shame upon malefactors, by a writing to notify the crime for which they suffered. So they set up one over Christ's head This they designed for his reproach, but God so overruled it, that eve his accusation was to his honour. There were crucified with him at the same time, two robbers. He was, at his death, numbered among the transgressors, that we, at our death, might be numbered among the saints. The taunts and jeers he received are here recorded. The enemie of Christ labour to make others believe that of religion and of the people of God, which they themselves know to be false. The chie priests and scribes, and the elders, upbraid Jesus with being the Kin of Israel. Many people could like the King of Israel well enough, if he would but come down from the cross; if they could but have his kingdo without the tribulation through which they must enter into it. But if no cross, then no Christ, no crown. Those that would reign with him must be willing to suffer with him. Thus our Lord Jesus, havin undertaken to satisfy the justice of God, did it, by submitting to the punishment of the worst of men. And in every minute particular recorde about the sufferings of Christ, we find some prediction in the Prophet or the Psalms fulfilled.
Greek Textus Receptus
ομοιως 3668 ADV δε 1161 CONJ και 2532 CONJ οι 3588 T-NPM αρχιερεις 749 N-NPM εμπαιζοντες 1702 5723 V-PAP-NPM μετα 3326 PREP των 3588 T-GPM γραμματεων 1122 N-GPM και 2532 CONJ πρεσβυτερων 4245 A-GPM ελεγον 3004 5707 V-IAI-3P
Robertson's NT Word Studies
27:41 {The chief priests mocking} (hoi arciereis empaizontes). The Sanhedrin in fact, for "the scribes and elders" are included. The word for mocking (empaizontes, en, and paiz", from pais, child) means acting like silly children who love to guy one another. These grave and reverend seniors had already given vent to their glee at the condemnation of Jesus by themselves (#Mt 26:67f.).
