Luke 23:37

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

Luke 23:37 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:37

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 proposed:

save thyself:
or deliver thyself from the cross.

Luke 23:37 In-Context

35 The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!"

36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar

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

38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Yevanit, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE YEHUDIM.

39 One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, "If you are the Messiah, save yourself and us!"