27:42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down 1 now from the cross, we will believe in him!
27:43 He trusts in God – let God, if he wants to, deliver him now 2 because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!”
1 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.