Luke 23:39 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Then one of the criminals, who was hanging [on a cross also] spoke abusively to Him, saying, “Are you not the Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one]? [If you are], then save yourself and us.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

One of the criminals who was suspended kept up a railing at Him, saying, Are You not the Christ (the Messiah)? Rescue Yourself and us [from death]!

American Standard Version (1901)

And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

Common English Bible

One of the criminals hanging next to Jesus insulted him: “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And one of those robbers who were hanging blasphemed him, saying, "If you are the Christ, save yourself and us."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And one of those robbers who were hanged, blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

Luke 23:39 Cross References

Matthew 27:44

And the thieves who were crucified with Him also heaped the same abuse on Him.

Mark 15:32

This ‘Christ, the king of Israel,’ let him now come down from the cross so we can see it and believe in him.” And the thieves who were being crucified with Him also spoke abusively to Him.

Luke 23:35

People stood [around] watching [all this], while the leaders even sneered at Him, saying, “He saved other people; [now] let him save himself [i.e., from dying] if he [really] is the Christ, God’s specially chosen one.”

Luke 23:37

saying, “If you [really] are the King of the Jews, save yourself.”

Luke 23:40

But the other criminal spoke harshly to the first one, saying, “Do you not even have any fear of God [left], since you [too] are experiencing the same sentence of condemnation?