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.
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Gill's Exposition
And a superscription also was written,.... Containing the crime he was charged with, and accused of; See Gill on Mat 27:37; See Gill on Joh 19:19; See Gill on Joh 19:20.
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Luke 23:39
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See the notes at Mat 27:41-44. Luk 23:38 In letters of Greek ... - See the notes at Mat 27:37. Luk 23:39 One of the malefactors - Matthew Mat 27:44 says “the thieves - cast the same in his teeth.” See…
Adam Clarke
Derided him - Treated him with the utmost contempt, εξεμυκτηριζον, in the most infamous manner. See the meaning of this word explained, Luk 16:14 (note).
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,…
Cambridge Bible
beholding The word implies that they gazed as at a solemn spectacle, Psa 22:17; Zec 12:10. They seem as a body to have been far less active in insult than the others.
with them These words are omitted…
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