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Luke 23:37

Luke 23:37
And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And we indeed justly,.... For sins committed against the law; our sentence is just, we are righteously punished: which shows that he had a true sense of sin; for where that is, there will be not only…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Luke 23:35-39

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 23:32-43

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,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

If thou be the King of the Jews as the title over Thy Cross asserts.

The soldiers would delight in these taunts, because, like the ancients generally, they detested all Jews. Tumults of the most…