Luke 22:37

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 22:37 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.
Luke 22:37 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
37For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For I say unto you, that this that is written, etc.] In (<235312>Isaiah 53:12) must yet be accomplished; it having not been as yet; at least not so perfectly fulfilled: and he was reckoned among the transgressors. The Syriac and Arabic versions read in the first person, “and I shall be reckoned”, etc. and so the Persic version, “that I may be numbered”, etc. and the Ethiopic renders it, “and the Lord Jesus is numbered with sinners”; neither right: for the words are a proper citation from (<235312>Isaiah 53:12) which, as the whole prophecy belongs to the Messiah, was fulfilled in Jesus; who, though he was no transgressor, yet being in the likeness of sinful flesh, and dwelling among, and…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“the things concerning me--decreed and written. have an end--are rapidly drawing to a close.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This that is written - See the notes at Isaiah 53:12. Was reckoned among the transgressors - Not reckoned as a transgressor, but “among or with” them - that is, he was treated as transgressors are. He was put to death in their company, and as he “would have been” if he had been a transgressor. He was innocent, holy, harmless, and undefiled, Hebrews 7:26. God knew this always, and could not “think” of him, or make him “to be” otherwise than he was; yet it pleased him to bruise him, and to give him into the hands of people who did reckon him as a transgressor, and who treated him accordingly. Have an end - This may either mean, “shall be surely accomplished,” or “they are about to be…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The things which are written concerning me have an end - Are now drawing to a period; are upon the point of being accomplished. Isa 53:12. Luke 22:38”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“this: Luk 22:22, Luk 18:31, Luk 24:44-46; Mat 26:54-56; Joh 10:35, Joh 19:28-30; Act 13:27-29 And he: Luk 23:32; Isa 53:12; Mar 15:27, Mar 15:28; Co2 5:21; Gal 3:13 Luke 22:38”
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