Luke 23:35-39 Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. Even the members of the council were scoffing at Him and saying, "He saved others, let Him now save Himself, if He really is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ³⁵ Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. Even the members of the council were scoffing at Him and saying, "He saved others, let Him now save Himself, if He really is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!" ³⁶ The soldiers also made sport of Him as they continued to come up and offer Him vinegar, ³⁷ and to say, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!" ³⁸ Yes, there was a placard above His head: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS." ³⁹ Now one of the criminals who were hanging from their crosses kept abusing Him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Then save yourself and us too!"