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Luke 23:35 KJV
Luke · chapter 23 · verse 35
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.Luke 23:35 · King James Version
Luke 23:35 in context
33And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
37And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
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Key words (Strong's)
- beholdingtheōreōto be a spectator, look at, behold, to view attentively, take a view of, survey, to view…G2334 →
- deridedekmyktērizōto deride by turning up the nose, to sneer at, to scoff atG1592 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- peoplelaosa people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language…G2992 →
- rulersarchōna ruler, commander, chief, leaderG758 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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In these verses we have, I. Divers passages which we had before in Matthew and Mark concerning Christ's sufferings. 1. That there were two others, malefactors, led with him to the place of execution, who, it is probable, had been for some time under sentence of death, and were designed to be executed on this day,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 32-43