Luke 23:37
35 The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
36 The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”
38 Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”
- KJV
- And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
- WEB
- and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!”
- ASV
- and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.
- DARBY
- and saying, If *thou* be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
- BLB
- and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!”
- ÅB
- Er du jødenes konge, da frels deg selv!
- OTB
- og sa: «Hvis du er jødenes konge, frels deg selv.»
- B1930
- Er du jødenes konge, da frels dig selv!