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Luke 23:37

And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

KJV

καὶ λέγοντες· εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων, σῶσον σεαυτόν.

Greek NT

et dicentes : Si tu es rex Judæorum, salvum te fac.

Vulgate

and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

ASV

And saying: If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
σεαυτοῦ
seautou
reflexive_pronoun · 43×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
σώζω
sozo
verb · 106×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Luke 23:39 — And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
  • Mark 15:26 — And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.