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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:35-37

Self-saving and self-sacrifice. We have two things here of which the latter is much the more worth looking at. I. INHUMANITY AT ITS LOWEST . There are many degrees of inhumanity. 1 . It is bad for men or women deliberately to shut themselves out of the society of the wrong and miserable, in order that, without distraction, they may minister to their own comfort or consult their own well-being.. 2 . It is worse to look on the wounded traveler as he lies within sight and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:38

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS . The older authorities omit "in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew," but the fact is indisputable, for we read the same statement in John 19:20 , where in the older authorities the order of the titles is, "in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek." Such multilingual inscriptions were common in the great provincial cities of the empire, where so many nationalities were wont... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:39-40

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? In the first two synoptists we read how, shortly after they were nailed to their crosses, both thieves "reviled" Jesus. The Greek word, however, used by SS . Matthew and Mark is ὠνείδιζον (reproached). The word used by St, Luke in this place of the impenitent one is ἐβλασφήμει , "began to use injurious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:39-43

True penitence. These verses narrate what we may call a standard fact of the gospel of Christina fact to which appeal will always be made, as it has always been made, in reference to a late repentance. We have to consider— I. THE BREVITY WITH WHICH A GREAT ' SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION MAY BE WROUGHT IN A HUMAN MIND . Twelve hours before, this man was a hardened criminal, habituated to a life of rapacious and murderous violence; his counterpart is to be found to-day... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 23:35-39

See the notes at Matthew 27:41-44.Luke 23:38In letters of Greek ... - See the notes at Matthew 27:37.Luke 23:39One of the malefactors - Matthew Matthew 27:44 says “the thieves - cast the same in his teeth.” See the apparent contradiction in these statements reconciled in the notes at that place.If thou be Christ - If thou art the Messiah; if thou art what thou dost pretend to be. This is a taunt or reproach of the same kind as that of the priests in Luke 23:35.Save thyself and us - Save our... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 23:35-37

Luke 23:35-37. And the people stood beholding Him hanging on the cross, being, it seems, not at all concerned, but rather pleasing themselves with the spectacle. And the rulers Whom, from their office, one would have supposed to be men of sense and men of honour, stood among the rabble; and derided him, saying, He saved others, let him save himself Thus do they upbraid him for the good works he had done, as if it were indeed for these that they crucified him. They triumph over him as if... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 23:38

Luke 23:38. A superscription also was written over him, &c. THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS No transposition is necessary here: for Luke does not tell us when the superscription was written, so far is he from saying that it was written after Jesus was mocked. He only observes in general that there was a title placed over him, and by mentioning it together with the insults, insinuates that it was one of them. The Evangelist John has marked the particular time when the title was written and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 23:39-41

Luke 23:39-41. And one of the malefactors railed on him The word κακουργος , here rendered malefactor, does not always denote a thief, or robber, but was a term likewise applied to the Jewish soldiers, who were hurried by their zeal to commit some crime, in opposition to the Roman authority. As Matthew and Mark represent both the malefactors here spoken of as reviling our Lord, we must either suppose that they both did so at first, and that afterward one of them, by divine grace... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 23:32-43

158. The crucifixion (Matthew 27:33-44; Mark 15:22-32; Luke 23:32-43; John 19:18-24)Golgotha, the place of Jesus’ crucifixion, was a hill beside a main road just outside Jerusalem. The procession arrived there about 9 a.m. (Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:25). (It is difficult to calculate the exact times of all the incidents that took place on the day of Jesus’ crucifixion. People in those days did not carry clocks, and the times given in the Gospels are only approximate. In some cases the writers may... read more

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