Luke 23:37

Luke 23:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
• New International Version (NIV)and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

Context of Luke 23:37

35And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also [with them] sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God. 36And the soldiers also made game of him, coming up offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 38And there was also an inscription [written] over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews. 39Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

Luke 23:37 word by word

καὶ λέγοντες· εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων, σῶσον σεαυτόν.Read the interlinear

• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• saveσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982

Commentaries on Luke 23:37

• 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

Topics related to Luke 23:37

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

In the dictionaries

• King of the Jews
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise
• Superscription
• Jesus Christ

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