Luke 23:38

38 ¹There was also an inscription over him, ^[a]“This is ²the 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 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine

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?

Cross References

• 1. 23:38 Matt. 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19; [John 19:21, 22]
• 2. 23:38 [See ver. 37 above]

Footnotes

• [a] 23:38 Some manuscripts add 'in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew'