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Luke 23:39

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23:39One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, “Aren’t92 you the Christ?93 Save yourself and us!”

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  1. 92 Most (A C3 W Θ Ψ f1, 13 33 𝔐 lat) read εἰ σὺ εἶ (ei su ei, “If you are”) here, while οὐχὶ σὺ εἶ (ouchi su ei, “Are you not”) is found in overall better and earlier witnesses (𝔓75 א B C* L 070 1241 it). The “if” clause reading creates a parallel with the earlier taunts (vv. 35, 37), and thus is most likely a motivated reading. The question in Greek expects a positive reply and is also phrased with irony.
  2. 93 Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” See the note on Christ in .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

NLTNew Living Translation

One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And one of the criminals who were hanged there reviled him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself—and us!”

KJV 1900King James Version

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