Luke 23:37
New International Version
and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”

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

English Standard Version
and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”

Berean Standard Bible
“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

Berean Literal Bible
and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!"

King James Bible
And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

New King James Version
and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

New American Standard Bible
and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!”

NASB 1995
and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!”

NASB 1977
and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!”

Legacy Standard Bible
and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!”

Amplified Bible
and sarcastically saying, “If you are [really] the King of the Jews, save Yourself [from death]!”

Christian Standard Bible
and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and said, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!”

American Standard Version
and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were saying to him, “If you are The King of the Judeans, save yourself.”

Contemporary English Version
They said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

Douay-Rheims Bible
And saying: If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

English Revised Version
and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and say, "If you're the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

Good News Translation
and said, "Save yourself if you are the king of the Jews!"

International Standard Version
saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

Literal Standard Version
and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

Majority Standard Bible
“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

New American Bible
they called out, “If you are King of the Jews, save yourself.”

NET Bible
and saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

New Revised Standard Version
and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”

New Heart English Bible
and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."

Webster's Bible Translation
And saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

Weymouth New Testament
"Are *you* the King of the Jews? Save yourself, then!"

World English Bible
and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”

Young's Literal Translation
and saying, 'If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.'

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Context
The Crucifixion
36The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. 37“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!” 38Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.…

Cross References
Matthew 27:42
"He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

Matthew 27:43
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

Luke 23:39
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. "Are You not the Christ?" he said. "Save Yourself and us!"


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Luke 23
1. Jesus is accused before Pilate, and sent to Herod.
8. Herod mocks him.
12. Herod and Pilate become friends.
13. Barabbas is desired of the people,
24. and is released by Pilate, and Jesus is given to be crucified.
26. He tells the women, that lament him, the destruction of Jerusalem;
34. prays for his enemies.
39. Two criminals are crucified with him.
46. His death.
50. His burial.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“If
Εἰ (Ei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

You
σὺ (sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

are
εἶ (ei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

King
Βασιλεὺς (Basileus)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.

of the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews,”
Ἰουδαίων (Ioudaiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

they said,
λέγοντες (legontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“save
σῶσον (sōson)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4982: To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.

Yourself!”
σεαυτόν (seauton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4572: Of yourself.


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