Luke 23:37

37 and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”

Luke 23:37 in Other Translations

37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

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

37 They called out to him, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”

37 "So you're King of the Jews! Save yourself!"

37 and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

37 and say, "If you're the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

37 and said, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!"

37 They said, "If you are the king of the Jews, 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, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”

36 The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar

37 and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”

38 There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

Cross References

• 1. Luke 4:3,9