Luke 23:39

One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”

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KJV

And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

ASV

And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

YLT

And one of the evil-doers who were hanged, was speaking evil of him, saying, `If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.'

DBT

Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

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But it must also be explained how the others, that is, Matthew and Mark, introduced two thieves reviling, while Luke, one reviling, the other resisting him. Perhaps this other at first reviled, but was suddenly converted. It may also have been spoken of one, but in the plural number; as in the Hebrews, They wandered in goat-skins, and they were sawn asunder; (Heb. 11:37.) whereas Elijah alone is related to have had a goat-skin, and Isaiah to have been sawn asunder.

Ambrose of Milan· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 397patristic

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And one of the malefactors, which were hanged,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

One of the malefactors which were hanged - It is likely that the two robbers were not nailed to their crosses, but only tied to them by cords, and thus they are represented in ancient paintings. If not nailed, they could not have suffered much, and therefore they were found still alive when the soldiers came to give the coup de grace, which put a speedy end to their lives. Joh 19:31-33.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

And one of the malefactors reviled him - St. Matthew says, the robbers: St. Mark, they that were crucified with him, reviled him. Either therefore St. Matthew and Mark put the plural for the singular (as the best authors sometimes do) or both reviled him at the first, till one of them felt "the overwhelming power of saving grace."

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical

He never had any offer of Christ, nor day of grace, before how: he was designed to be made a singular instance of the power of Christ's grace now at a time when he was crucified in weakness.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Matthew 27:44
In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
Mark 15:32
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
Jude 1:9
But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
Matthew 27:38
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
Luke 23:35
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
Luke 23:37
“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

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Job 30:1“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would…

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Matthew 24:40Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other…

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John 19:32

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 15:32
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
leads to
- Luke 23:39–43
  One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 27:44
  In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
Through
Luke 23:35
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
leads to
- Psalms 22:17
  I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
- Isaiah 42:1
  “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- 1 Peter 2:4
  As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
- Matthew 12:18
  “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Mark 15:29–32
  And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Through
Matthew 27:44
In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
leads to
- Mark 15:32
  Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

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