Luke 23:40
38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
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
- But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?
- KJV
- But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
- WEB
- But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Don’t you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
- ASV
- But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
- DARBY
- But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost *thou* too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?
- BLB
- But the other, answering, was rebuking him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment,
- ÅB
- Men den andre svarte og irettesatte ham og sa: Frykter du ikke engang for Gud, du som dog er under samme dom?
- OTB
- Men den andre forbryteren irettesatte ham. «Frykter du ikke Gud,» sa han, «siden du er under samme dom?
- B1930
- Men den andre svarte og irettesatte ham og sa: Frykter du ikke engang for Gud, du som dog er under samme dom?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:5
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Read in contextRevelation 15:4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Read in contextEphesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Read in contextPsalms 36:1
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:3
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Read in context2 Chronicles 28:22
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:17
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Read in contextRevelation 16:11
And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
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