Luke 23:14

Context
23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading¹ the people. When I examined him before you, I² did not find this man guilty³ of anything you accused him of doing.

Luke 23:18

Context

23:18 But they all shouted out together,⁴ “Take this man⁵ away! Release Barabbas for us!”

Luke 23:35

Context
23:35 The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed⁶ him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save⁷ himself if⁸ he is the Christ⁹ of God, his chosen one!”

Luke 23:39

Context

23:39 One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, “Aren’t¹⁰ you the Christ?¹¹ Save yourself and us!”

[23:14] ¹tn This term also appears in v. 2.

[23:14] ²tn Grk “behold, I” A transitional use of ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here.

[23:14] ³tn Grk “nothing did I find in this man by way of cause.” The reference to “nothing” is emphatic.

[23:18] ⁴tn Grk “together, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated here.

[23:18] ⁵tn Grk “this one.” The reference to Jesus as “this man” is pejorative in this context.

[23:35] ⁶tn 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).

[23:35] ⁷sn The irony in the statement Let him save himself is that salvation did come, but later, not while on the cross.

[23:35] ⁸tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text.

[23:35] ⁹tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[23:39] ¹⁰tc 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.

[23:39] ¹¹tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”