Luke 23:39

NET ©

One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, “Aren’t 1  you the Christ? 2  Save yourself and us!”

NIV ©

One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

NASB ©

One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!"

NLT ©

One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, "So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself––and us, too, while you’re at it!"

MSG ©

One of the criminals hanging alongside cursed him: "Some Messiah you are! Save yourself! Save us!"

BBE ©

And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.

NRSV ©

One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!"

NKJV ©

Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us."

KJV
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NET © [draft] ITL
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NET © Notes

1 tc Most mss (A C3 W Θ Ψ Ë1,13 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.

2 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.