One of the evildoers hanging there was jeering at Him, saying, “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself—and us!”
Even the outlaws who were executed with Him were ridiculing Him in the same way.
Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the stake, so we may see and believe!” Even those executed with Him were ridiculing Him.
The people stood there watching. And even the leaders were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Messiah of God, the Chosen One!”
and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”
But the other one, rebuking him, replied, “Don’t you fear God, since you are under the same sentence?