Luke 23:39

39 ¹One of the criminals who were hanged ²railed at him,^[a] saying, "Are you not ³the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

Luke 23:39 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:39

And one of the malefactors, which were hanged
On the cross, one of the thieves crucified with Christ; the Oriental versions add, "with him"; according to the Evangelists Matthew and Mark, both of them reviled him, and threw the same things in his teeth as the priests, people, and soldiers did; which how it may be reconciled, (See Gill on Matthew 27:44)

railed on him, saying, if thou be Christ, save thyself, and us;
taking up the words of the rulers, and adding to them, perhaps, with a design to curry favour with them, hoping thereby to get a release; or, however, showing the wickedness and malice of his heart, which his sufferings and punishment, he now endured, could make no alteration in; see ( Revelation 16:9 ) .

Luke 23:39 In-Context

37 and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"

38 There was also an inscription over him,"This is the King of the Jews.

39 One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

40 But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong."

Cross References

• 1. [Matthew 27:44; Mark 15:32]
• 2. See Matthew 27:39
• 3. ver. 35, 37

Footnotes

• [a]. Or blasphemed him