What does Luke 23:38 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
LUKE 23:38 evpV auvtw|/ {A} The mention here of the three languages in which the inscription on the cross was written is almost certainly a gloss, probably taken from the text of John 19:20. Every co...
Verse 38. _A SUPERSCRIPTION_] See Matthew 27:37. _LN LETTERS OF GREEK, AND LATIN AND HEBREW_] The inscription was written in all these languages, which were the most common, that all might see the r...
See the notes at Matthew 27:41. Luke 23:38 IN LETTERS OF GREEK ... - See the notes at Matthew 27:37. Luke 23:39 ONE OF THE MALEFACTORS - Matthew Matthew 27:44 says “the thieves - cast the same in...
CHAPTER 23 _ 1. The son of man before Pilate and Herod. (Luke 23:1)_ 2. Pilate Yields to the People's Will; Barabbas Freed and the Son of man Condemned. (Luke 23:13) 3. The Crucifixion of the Son O...
THE CRUCIFIXION (Mark 15:22 *, Matthew 27:33 *). LUKE 23:34. Though not found in the best MSS. (_cf._ Luke 22:43 f.), this may be a piece of genuine Gospel tradition, and certainly represents the sp...
TRIAL BEFORE PILATE AND SILENCE BEFORE HEROD (Luke 23:1-12)...
SUPERSCRIPTION. Not the same word as in Matthew and John. See App-163. OVER. _Greek. epi._ App-104. THIS IS, &c. See App-48 for this type; and App-163 for the words themselves....
_a superscription_ A _tilulus_written in black letters on a board smeared with white _gypsum_, and therefore very conspicuous. To put such a board over the head of a crucified person was the ordinary...
THE CRUCIFIXION AND MOCKERY. THE TITLE...
VER 38. AND THE SUPERSCRIPTION ALSO WAS WRITTEN OVER HIM IN THE 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, S...
ΕΠΙΓΡΑΦΉ (G1923) надпись (_см._ Matthew 27:37; DTM, 2:962-68)....
AND A SUPERSCRIPTION ALSO— There is no transposition necessary here; for St. Luke does not tell us _when_ the superscription was written, so far was he from saying that it was written after Jesus was...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Impaled (Luke 23:26-49) 26 And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind J...
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, For the exposition see the notes at ; For the exposition, see the notes at John 18:38; John 19:1. This epis...
26 Compare Mat_27:32; Mar_15:21; Joh_19:17. 26 Tradition has sought to surround the cross with a false glamour by making it cross-shaped, instead of a single upright stake. The word "cross" itself ha...
TRIAL BEFORE PILATE AND HEROD. THE CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL 1-5. The trial before Pilate begins (Matthew 27:1; Matthew 27:11; Mark 15:1; John 18:28). See on Mt and Jn....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 23 PILATE EXAMINES JESUS 23:1-7 V1 The whole group rose up and took Jesus to Pilate. V2 They began to accuse him. ‘We caught this man because he is c...
AND A SUPERSCRIPTION. — See Note on Matthew 27:38....
_Crucifixion_ (Matthew 27:35-38; Mark 15:24-27). κρανίον, a skull, for the Hebrew Γολγοθά in Mt. and Mk....
SAVING OTHERS BY NOT SAVING HIMSELF Luke 23:35-46 Rulers, soldiers, and malefactors all heaped their insults on the dying Lord, little realizing that they were all included in the great love which w...
This is the story of the Cross, and, as in dealing with other Gospels, it is best read in reverent quietness and meditation. We see all the forces of evil as represented in the Jewish priests and in P...
(11) And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. (11) Pilate is unknowingly made a preacher of the kingdom of Christ....
THE CRUCIFIXION Matthew 27:35-38; Luke 23:33-38; John 19:18-24; Mark 15:24-28. “ _And it was the third hour_, _and they crucified Him_.” Here you see the bloody work of death began at 9 A.M., and they...
We divide this piece into three parts: the way to the cross (Luke 23:26-32); the crucifixion (Luke 23:33-38); the time passed on the cross (39-46)....
"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 th...
The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...
The Gentiles, however, are not presented in this Gospel as being voluntarily guilty. We see, no doubt, an indifference which is flagrant injustice in a case like this, and an insolence which nothing c...
AND A SUPERSCRIPTION ALSO WAS WRITTEN,.... Containing the crime he was charged with, and accused of; Matthew 27:37; John 19:19; John 19:20....
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Ver. 38. _Greek, Latin, and Hebrew_] This venerable eulogy and epitaph, set up...
_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 sayi...
The crucifixion. Matthew 27:33-56....
The mocking of the people:...
DELIVERED TO PONTIUS PILATE (vs.1-5) It was still early morning when the Lord Jesus was brought to the judgment hall of Pilate, the Roman governor (John 18:28), for the Jews were determined to quick...
32-43 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 forgiveness of sin. This he prays for. Jesus w...
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Luke 23:38 And G1161 inscription G1923 also G2532 was G2258 (G5713) written G1125 (G5772) over G1909 Him G846 letters G1121 Greek G1673 G2532 Latin G4513 and G2532 Hebrew G1444 THIS G3778 IS G2076 (G5...
THE KING OF THE JEWS IS DECLARED, AND THE FIRST BENEFICIARY OF THE CROSS IS REVEALED (23:34-42). If we accept Luke 23:34 as part of the text this passage opens and closes with an emphasis on the forg...
Among the peculiarities of Luke's description we notice particularly the scene on the way to Calvary (Luke 23:27-32), and the story of the penitent robber (Luke 23:39-43). Both of these accord with th...
A SUPERSCRIPTION (επιγραφη). Mark 15:26 has "the superscription of his accusation" Matthew 27:37, "his accusation," John 19:19 "a title." But they all refer to the charge written at the top on the...
Luke 23:1 , _And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him saying, We found this_ Put in what word you like villains scoundrel our translators could not...
CONTENTS: Jesus before Pilate and Herod. Barabbas released and Jesus condemned. The cricifixion and entombment. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Pilate, Caesar, Herod, Barabbas, Simon, two thieves, Joseph. CONCLU...
Luke 23:12. _The same day Pilate and Herod were made friends._ This occurrence is quoted in Acts 4:27, as an accomplishment of the prophecy in the second psalm. Luke 23:22. _He said to them the third...
THEY TOOK JESUS AWAY. The most complete notes on the Crucifixion are found in Matthew 27:32-56. A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE FOLLOWED HIM. This shows that Jesus had a lot of sympathizers in Jerusalem. WOME...
_A superscription also was written over Him_ THE SUPERSCRIPTION AFFIXED TO THE CROSS OF CHRIST It was the custom of the Romans, that the equity of their proceedings might more clearly appear when th...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 23:38 It was customary for the charge against an executed person to be displayed prominently (INSCRIPTION; see notes on Matt. 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:20). OVER HIM suggests the cr...
JESUS IS LED AWAY TO BE CRUCIFIED MATTHEW 27:32-44; MARK 15:21-32; LUKE 23:26-43; JOHN 19:17-22; MATTHEW 27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to be...
CHAPTER 23 VER. 39. _And one of the malefactors which were hanged_ (this one, according to tradition, hung on the left hand of Christ) _railed_ _on Him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 23:32.—MALEFACTORS.—Called by St. Matthew and St. Mark “robbers.” Probably they were insurgents against Roman rule, who had been more like brigands than patriots. Luke 23:33. C...
EXPOSITION LUKE 23:1 _The trial before Pilate_:_ First examination._ LUKE 23:1 AND THE WHOLE MULTITUDE OF THEM AROSE, AND LED HIM UNTO PILATE. The Sanhedrin had now formally condemned Jesus to dea...
And the whole multitude of them arose, and they led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and sayi...
John 19:19; John 19:3; Luke 23:3; Mark 15:18; Mark 15:26; Mark 15:32; Matthew 27:11; Matthew 27:37...
Superstition. See on Mark 14:26....
THE SUFFERING CHRIST Luke 23:11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When Christ came down to this earth; He who was holy, who knew no sin, suffered all the sorrows that sin brought into a world of shame and of wick...
Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19....
(CF. MARK 15:26; LUKE 23:38; JOHN 19:19)— Why are all the Gospel accounts of the inscription on the cross different? PROBLEM: The wording of the accusation above Christ’s head on the cross is rendere...