Luke 23:39 — Meaning and Application

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

Luke 23:39

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And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

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Luke 23:1

"And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate."

Luke 23:2

"And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this {fellow} perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King."

Luke 23:3

"And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest {it}."

Luke 23:4

"Then said Pilate to the chief priests and {to} the people, I find no fault in this man."

Luke 23:5

"And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place."

Luke 23:6

"When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean."

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