Luke 23:34

32 ^aThere were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death.

33 And ^awhen they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.

34 ¹Then Jesus said, “Father, ^aforgive them, for ^bthey do not know what they do.” And ^cthey divided His garments and cast lots.

35 And ^athe people stood looking on. But even the ^brulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”

36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him ^asour wine,

37 and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

38 ^aAnd an inscription also was¹ written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 ^aThen one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying,¹ “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done ^anothing wrong.”

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Luke 23:34

They know not what they do - If ignorance do not excuse a crime, it at least diminishes the atrocity of it. However, these persons well knew that they were crucifying an innocent man; but they did not know that, by this act of theirs, they were bringing down on themselves and on their country the heaviest judgments of God. In the prayer, Father, forgive them! that word of prophecy was fulfilled, He made intercession for the transgressors, Isaiah 53:12.

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