Luke 23:14

23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading ¹  the people. When I examined him before you, I ²  did not find this man guilty ³  of anything you accused him of doing.

Luke 23:18

23:18 But they all shouted out together, ⁴  “Take this man ⁵  away! Release Barabbas for us!”

Luke 23:35

23:35 The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed ⁶  him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save ⁷  himself if ⁸  he is the Christ ⁹  of God, his chosen one!”

Luke 23:39

23:39 One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, “Aren’t ¹⁰  you the Christ? ¹¹  Save yourself and us!”

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¹ tn This term also appears in v. 2.

² tn Grk “behold, I” A transitional use of ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here.

³ tn Grk “nothing did I find in this man by way of cause.” The reference to “nothing” is emphatic.

⁴ tn Grk “together, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated here.

⁵ tn Grk “this one.” The reference to Jesus as “this man” is pejorative in this context.

⁶ tn A figurative extension of the literal meaning “to turn one’s nose up at someone”; here “ridicule, sneer at, show contempt for” (L&N 33.409).

⁷ sn The irony in the statement Let him save himself is that salvation did come, but later, not while on the cross.

⁸ tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text.

⁹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.

¹⁰ tc Most mss (A C³ W Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat) read εἰ σὺ εἶ (ei su ei, “If you are”) here, while οὐχὶ σὺ εἶ (ouci su ei, “Are you not”) is found in overall better and earlier witnesses (Ì⁷⁵ א B C* L 070 1241 pc it). The “if” clause reading creates a parallel with the earlier taunts (vv. 35, 37), and thus is most likely a motivated reading.

sn The question in Greek expects a positive reply and is also phrased with irony.

¹¹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.