KJV ORIGINAL
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The crowd just stood there watching everything go down. The religious leaders were straight up mocking Jesus, saying 'Oh, he saved everyone else — if he's really God's chosen one, why doesn't he save himself?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even while Jesus was dying for them, people were still doubting and mocking him.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was likely written by Luke, a companion of Paul, for a patron named Theophilus and a broader Gentile audience, probably in
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