Luke 23:38

38 And there was also an inscription over him, "This [is] the king of the Jews."

Luke 23:38 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:38

And a superscription also was written
Containing the crime he was charged with, and accused of; (See Gill on Matthew 27:37); (See Gill on John 19:19); (See Gill on John 19:20).

Luke 23:38 In-Context

36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming up [and] offering him sour win
37 and saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"
38 And there was also an inscription over him, "This [is] the king of the Jews."
39 And one of the criminals who were hanged there reviled him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself--and us!"
40 But the other answered [and] rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, because you are undergoing the same condemnation?
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