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Luke 23:39

Luke 23:39
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And it was about the sixth hour,.... Or twelve o'clock at noon; and so the Ethiopic version, when it was noon; See Gill on Mat 27:45.

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Luke 23:45

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luk 23:45

luk 23:45And the sun was…

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…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

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…

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

The Penitent Robber.

39. one of the malefactors In St Matthew and St Mark we are told that boththe robbers "reviled" Him. Here then we might suppose that there was an irreconcilable discrepancy. But…

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