38 An inscription was above him:[a] This Is the King of the Jews.

39 Then(A) one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at[b] him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

40 But the other answered, rebuking him: “Don’t you even fear God,(B) since you are undergoing the same punishment?

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Footnotes

  1. 23:38 Other mss add written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew letters
  2. 23:39 Or began to blaspheme

38 There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews.(A)

39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”(B)

40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?

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