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

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Railed (εβλασφημε). Imperfect active, implying that he kept it up. His question formally calls for an affirmative answer (ουχ), bu…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

One of the malefactors. Matthew 27:44 says, the thieves— cast the same in his teeth. See the apparent contradiction in…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And one of the malefactors.—The incident that follows is singularly characteristic of St. Luke. If we ask how he came to …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed on him, saying, If you are Christ, save yourself and us.

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Theophylact of Ohrid: Observe, once again, how the devil's scheme was turned against himself. For he published the accusati…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

This conversation, unique to Luke’s account, reinforces two characteristics of his gospel. One is the innocence of Jesus (v.41; see comments on vv.…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And one of the malefactors. This reproach, which the Son of God endured from the robber, obtained for us among angels the very hi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And one of the malefactors, which were hanged
On the cross, one of the thieves crucified with Christ; the Oriental v…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

As soon as Christ was fastened to the cross, He prayed for those who crucified Him. The great thing He died to purchase and procure for us is the f…

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