33 [a]And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the evildoers: one at the right hand, and the other at the left.

34 [b]Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

35 And the people stood, and beheld: and the rulers mocked him with them, saying, He saved others: let him save himself, if he be that Christ the [c]Chosen of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:33 Christ became accursed for us upon the Cross, suffering the punishment which they deserved that would be God’s.
  2. Luke 23:34 Christ in praying for his enemies, showeth that he is both the sacrifice and the Priest.
  3. Luke 23:35 Whom God loveth more than all others.

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