Luke 23:39
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
σώζω
do save
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σώζω
To save, to heal, to deliver. Sozo. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Sozo covers salvation healing deliverance and wholeness. Jesus restores everything that was lost.
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λέγω
saying:
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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κακοῦργος
criminals
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κακοῦργος
a wrong-doer, i.e. criminal
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οὐχί
Surely
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οὐχί
not indeed
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κρεμάννυμι
having been hanged
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κρεμάννυμι
to hang
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