Painting by Mateo Cerezo, ca. 1650
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Compare Matthew 27:37, 48; Mark 15:26, 36; Luke 23:33; John 19:18-19, 29
Those who mocked Jesus on the cross presumed that he couldn’t save himself.
But the remarkable fact is that he wouldn’t.
That’s one of the most astonishing and impressive parts of the story.
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