Luke 23:35-41 People stood around watching all this, while the leaders even sneered at Him, saying, “He saved other people; now let him save himself i.e., from dying if he really is the Christ, God’s specially chosen one.”

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ³⁵ People stood [around] watching [all this], while the leaders even sneered at Him, saying, “He saved other people; [now] let him save himself [i.e., from dying] if he [really] is the Christ, God’s specially chosen one.” ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked Him; they came to Him, offering Him sour wine [to drink], ³⁷ saying, “If you [really] are the King of the Jews, save yourself.” ³⁸ There was an inscription above Him [i.e., on the upright portion of the cross], stating, “This is the king of the Jews.” ³⁹ Then one of the criminals, who was hanging [on a cross also] spoke abusively to Him, saying, “Are you not the Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one]? [If you are], then save yourself and us.” ⁴⁰ But the other criminal spoke harshly to the first one, saying, “Do you not even have any fear of God [left], since you [too] are experiencing the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹ And for us it is truly a just sentence, for we are getting back what we deserve for our actions, but this man has not done anything wrong.”