Luke 23:32

Luke 23:32

30 Then they will begin ^a‘to say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!” ’

31 ^aFor if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?”

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,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Were led (ˆgonto). Imperfect passive of agw, were being led.

Malefactors (kakourgoi). Evil (kakon), doers (work, ergon). Old word, but in the N.T. only in this passage (Luke 23:32-33, Luke 23:39) and II Timothy 2:9. Luke does not call them "robbers" like Mark 15:27; Matthew 27:38, Matthew 27:44.

To be put to death (anaireqhnai). First aorist passive infinitive of anairew, old verb, to take up, to take away, to kill.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 23:32:**

Luke 22:2
Luke 23:27
Luke 23:32
John 19:18
Acts 8:1
Acts 9:23
Acts 22:20
2 Timothy 2:9

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