Luke 23:35

Translations

Modern

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.”

Traditional

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

Literal

And the people stood, looking on. And the rulers also were deriding Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

Latin

Et stabat populus spectans, et deridebant eum principes cum eis, dicentes: Alios salvos fecit, se salvum faciat, si hic est Christus Dei electus.

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English

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.”

Notes

Luke 23:35

The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him (see Psalm 22:7–8): Psalm 22 describes David, a righteous sufferer, crying out to God for help. Jesus, a descendant of David, was the ultimate righteous sufferer and fulfilled the words of Psalm 22.

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Psalm 22:17
I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
1 Peter 2:4
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
Mark 15:29–32
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Matthew 12:18
“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
Psalm 22:6–8
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
Matthew 27:38–43
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Psalm 22:12–13
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”

Parallels

Psalm 22:1–31 Matthew 27:32–44 Mark 15:21–32 John 19:16–27

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Luke, Gospel of Passion Ruler

Topics

Death: Scenes of Death of Jesus Jesus, the Christ: Crucified (Just Outside Jerusalem) Jesus, the Christ: Names, Appellations, and Titles of: Christ, the Chosen of God Malefactors (Criminals): Crucified with Jesus Scoffing: The People and the Jewish Rulers Scorning and Mocking: People and Rulers Welcome

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