Luke 23:39

Luke 23:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
• New International Version (NIV)One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

Context of Luke 23:39

37and sarcastically saying, “If you are [really] the King of the Jews, save Yourself [from death]!” 38Now there was also an inscription above Him: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.” One of the criminals who had been hanged [on a cross beside Him] kept hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us [from death]!” 40But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41We are suffering justly, because we are getting what we deserve for what we have done; but this Man has done nothing wrong.”

Luke 23:39 word by word

Εἷς δὲ τῶν κρεμασθέντων κακούργων ἐβλασφήμει αὐτὸν λέγων· οὐχὶ σὺ εἶ ὁ χριστός; σῶσον σεαυτὸν καὶ ἡμᾶς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the malefactorsκακοῦργοςkakourgos · criminalG2557
• whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• were hangedκρεμάωkremannumi · to hangG2910
• railedβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
• on himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• saveσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• thyselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Luke 23:39

• Luke 17:34I tell you, on that night [when Messiah comes again] there will be two [sleeping] in one bed; the one (the non-believer) will be taken [away in judgment] and the other (the believer) will be left.
• Matthew 27:44The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way.
• Mark 15:32Let the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe and trust [in Him]!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

Commentaries on Luke 23:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39One 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 not nailed, they could not have suffered much, and therefore they were found still alive when the soldiers came to give the coup de grace, which put a speedy end to their lives. John 19:31-33.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35-39Verses 35-39 See the notes at Matthew 27:41-44. Luke 23:38 In letters of Greek … - See the notes at Matthew 27:37. Luke 23:39 One of the malefactors - Matthew Matthew 27:44 says “the thieves - cast the same in his teeth.” See the apparent contradiction in these statements reconciled in the notes at that place. If thou be Christ - If thou art the Messiah; if thou art what thou dost pretend to be. This is a taunt or reproach of the same kind as that of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-43Verses 32-43 As soon as Christ was fastened to the cross, he prayed for those who crucified him. The great thing he died to purchase and procure for us, is the forgiveness of sin. This he prays for. Jesus was crucified between two thieves; in them were shown the different effects the cross of Christ would have upon the children of men in the preaching the gospel. One malefactor was hardened to the last. No troubles of themselves will change a wicked…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4339. railed on him--catching up the universal derision, but with a turn of his own. Jesus, "reviled, reviles not again"; but another voice from the cross shall nobly wipe out this dishonor and turn it to the unspeakable glory of the dying Redeemer.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:39

• Converts
• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Malefactors (Criminals)

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription

Commentaries on Luke 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings