Luke 23:39

World English Bible (2000)

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

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  • Matt 27:44 : 44 The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.
  • Mark 15:32 : 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.
  • Luke 23:35 : 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 Christ of God, his chosen one!"
  • Luke 23:37 : 37 and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"
  • Luke 17:34-35 : 34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left. 35 There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other will be left."

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  • Luke 23:32-38
    7 verses
    86%

    32There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.

    33When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

    34Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

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

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

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

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

  • Luke 23:40-43
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    40But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Don't you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

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

    42He said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom."

    43Jesus said to him, "Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

  • Mark 15:25-32
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    83%

    25It was the third hour, and they crucified him.

    26The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."

    27With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.

    28The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered with transgressors."

    29Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

    30save yourself, and come down from the cross!"

    31Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, "He saved others. He can't save himself.

    32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.

  • Matt 27:35-44
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    35When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,

    36and they sat and watched him there.

    37They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

    38Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.

    39Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

    40and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

    41Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders, said,

    42"He saved others, but he can't save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

    43He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

    44The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.

  • Matt 27:47-49
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    47Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah."

    48Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.

    49The rest said, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him."

  • Matt 27:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!"

    23But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

  • John 19:18-19
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    74%

    18where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the middle.

    19Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

  • Luke 23:21
    73%

    21but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

  • John 18:30
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    30They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we wouldn't have delivered him up to you."

  • Luke 24:20
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    20and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

  • Luke 23:2-3
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    2They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."

    3Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "So you say."

  • Mark 15:13
    72%

    13They cried out again, "Crucify him!"

  • Mark 15:36
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    36One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to take him down."

  • John 18:40
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    40Then they all shouted again, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

  • Luke 23:47
    71%

    47When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous man."

  • Mark 15:39
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    39When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

  • John 19:21
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    21The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, "Don't write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'he said, I am King of the Jews.'"

  • Mark 15:2
    70%

    2Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "So you say."

  • Matt 27:31
    70%

    31When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

  • Luke 22:37
    70%

    37For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: 'He was counted with transgressors.' For that which concerns me has an end."