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Luke 23:41

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

KJV

καὶ ἡμεῖς μὲν δικαίως, ἄξια γὰρ ὧν ἐπράξαμεν ἀπολαμβάνομεν· οὗτος δὲ οὐδὲν ἄτοπον ἔπραξεν.

Greek NT

Et nos quidem juste, nam digna factis recipimus : hic vero nihil mali gessit.

Vulgate

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

ASV

And we indeed justly: for we receive the due reward of our deeds. But this man hath done no evil.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δικαίως
dikaios
adverb · 5×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πράσσω
prasso
verb · 39×
ἀπολαμβάνω
apolambano
verb · 10×
ἄξιος
axios
adjective · 41×
ἄτοπος
atopos
adjective · 4×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§440Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of Man.40 He unveiled the authentic content of his messianic kingship both in the transcendent identity of the Son of Man "who came down from heaven", and in his redemptive mission as the suffering Servant: "The Son of Man came not to be served but…
§2266The State's effort to contain the spread of behaviors injurious to human rights and the fundamental rules of civil coexistence corresponds to the requirement of watching over the common good. Legitimate public authority has the right and duty to inflict penalties commensurate with the gravity of the crime. the primary scope of the penalty is to redress the disorder caused by th…
§2616Prayer to Jesus is answered by him already during his ministry, through signs that anticipate the power of his death and Resurrection: Jesus hears the prayer of faith, expressed in words (the leper, Jairus, the Canaanite woman, the good thief)84 or in silence (the bearers of the paralytic, the woman with a hemorrhage who touches his clothes, the tears and ointment of the sinful…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 1:19 — But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
  • 1Pet 2:22 — Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
  • Ezra 9:13 — And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as thi
  • Heb 7:26 — For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
  • Lev 26:40 — If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;
  • Luke 23:47 — Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
  • Mark 7:37 — And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
  • Mark 15:14 — Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
  • Matt 27:4 — Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
  • Matt 27:24 — When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see