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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