Passage
Luke 23.33
Book: Luke · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"31. For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry? 32. And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death."
"33. And when they came unto the place which is called The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left."
"34. And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots. 35. And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen." (Luke 23:31-35, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"31. For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?” 32. There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death."
"33. When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left."
"34. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots. 35. The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”" (Luke 23:31-35, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"31. For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? 32. And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death."
"33. And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Calvary: or, The place of a skull"
"34. 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 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." (Luke 23:31-35, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"31. for, if in the green tree they do these things, in the dry what may happen?' 32. And there were also others, two evil-doers, with him, to be put to death;"
"33. and when they came to the place that is called Skull, there they crucified him and the evil-doers, one on the right hand and one on the left."
"34. And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot. 35. And the people were standing, looking on, and the rulers also were sneering with them, saying, 'Others he saved, let him save himself, if this be the Christ, the choice one of God.'" (Luke 23:31-35, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: Luke the physician (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- Audience: Theophilus + Gentile Christian audience (companion to Acts)
- Location: first-century Palestine (events); composition possibly Caesarea or Rome
- Time period: events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80
Theological reading
Key words
No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)
Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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