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Luke 23:39 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!” "
Luke 23:39
Verse in Context
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37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
39 One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, “If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!”
40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
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Luke 23:1
"The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate."
Luke 23:2
"They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”"
Luke 23:3
"Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “So you say.”"
Luke 23:4
"Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”"
Luke 23:5
"But they insisted, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee even to this place.”"
Luke 23:6
"But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean."
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