“ And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. ”
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 thi...
The Crucifixion ( Mark 15:22-32 *, Matthew 27:33-44 *). Luke 23:34 . Though not found in the best MSS. ( cf. Luke 22:43 f.), this may be a piece of genuine Gospel tradition, and certainl...
And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.— As this claim seemed to the soldiers most derogatory to the Roman authority, it is no wonder that they grounded their insults on this, rather than on...
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, For the exposition see the notes at John 18:38 ; John 19:30 For the exposition, see the notes at Jo...
Trial Before Pilate and Herod. The Crucifixion and Burial 1-5. The trial before Pilate begins ( Matthew 27:1-2 ; Matthew 27:11-14 ; Mark 15:1-5 ; John 18:28-38 ). See on Mt and Jn.
Saving Others by not Saving Himself Luke 23:35-46 Rulers, soldiers, and malefactors all heaped their insults on the dying Lord, little realizing that they were all included in the great love wh...
This is the story of the Cross, and, as in dealing with other Gospels, it is best read in reverent quietness and meditation. We see all the forces of evil as represented in the Jewish priests and in...
"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. (36) And the soldiers also mocked him, c...
And saying, if thou be the King of the Jews ,.... Or their Messiah, who was spoken of as a divine person; for otherwise he might have been their king, and not have been able to have done what is pro...
And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. Ver. 37. See Matthew 27:42 .
And the people stood beholding Him hanging on the cross, being, it seems, not at all concerned, but rather pleasing themselves with the spectacle. And the rulers Whom, from their office, one woul...
DELIVERED TO PONTIUS PILATE (vs.1-5) It was still early morning when the Lord Jesus was brought to the judgment hall of Pilate, the Roman governor ( John 18:28 ), for the Jews were determined to...
The Crucifixion. 32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. 33 And when they were come to th...
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The King of the Jews Is Declared, And The First Beneficiary of the Cross Is Revealed (23:34-42). If we accept Luke 23:34 as part of the text this passage opens and closes with an emphasis on the...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 23:32 .— Malefactors .—Called by St. Matthew and St. Mark “robbers.” Probably they were insurgents against Roman rule, who had been more like brigands than patriots. Luke 23...
Luke 23:1-2 , And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him saying, We found this Put in what word you like villains scoundrel our translators...
Luke 23:12 . The same day Pilate and Herod were made friends. This occurrence is quoted in Acts 4:27 , as an accomplishment of the prophecy in the second psalm. Luke 23:22 . He said to them th...
He saved others, let Him save Himself God in sovereignty often selects as His instruments those who have no desire to be subordinate to His will Some passengers on the ship’s deck may be walkin...
EXPOSITION Luke 23:1-42 The trial before Pilate : First examination. Luke 23:1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate . The Sanhedrin had now formally con...
The mocking of the people:
Luke 23:37
The Suffering Christ Luke 23:11-38 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When Christ came down to this earth; He who was holy, who knew no sin, suffered all the sorrows that sin brought into a world of shame and...