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Luke 23:37 KJV
Luke · chapter 23 · verse 37
And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.Luke 23:37 · King James Version
Luke 23:37 in context
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.
38And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- kingbasileusleader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, kingG935 →
- JewsioudaiosJewish, belonging to the Jewish nation, Jewish as respects to birth, origin, religionG2453 →
- savesōzōto save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction, one , to save a…G4982 →
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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