Luke 23:40

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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?

Cross References

Revelation 15:4

O Lord, who will not fear [you] and honor your name, for only you are holy? [So], all the nations will come and worship in front of you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.”

Ephesians 5:11

Do not have fellowship with [people who practice] worthless deeds of darkness [i.e., sinful living], but expose them instead.

Luke 12:5

But I am warning you about whom you should fear. Fear the One [i.e., God] who, after He has killed [i.e., the body], has power to throw [you] into hell [See note on Matt. 5:29]. Yes, I tell you, fear Him.

Revelation 16:11

and they cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. But they [still] refused to repent of their [evil] deeds.

Matthew 8:26

And He called to them, “Why are you [so] afraid? You have such little faith!” Then He stood up and sternly commanded the wind and the waves, and they became very calm.

Luke 23:39

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.”

Luke 23:41

And for us it is truly a just sentence, for we are getting back what we deserve for our actions, but this man has not done anything wrong.”

Matthew 20:9

So, when those hired about five o’clock in the afternoon came in, each one received the usual pay for one full day’s work. [See note on verse 2].