Matthew 27:38
36 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
37 Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
39 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
- KJV
- Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
- WEB
- Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
- ASV
- Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
- DARBY
- Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
- BLB
- At that time two robbers are crucified with Him, one at the right hand and one at the left.
- ÅB
- Da ble to røvere korsfestet sammen med ham, en på den høyre og en på den venstre side.
- OTB
- To forbrytere ble korsfestet med Ham, en på Hans høyre og en på Hans venstre side.
- B1930
- Da blev to røvere korsfestet sammen med ham, en på den høire og en på den venstre side.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 19:18
There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
Read in contextJohn 19:31–35
It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
Read in contextLuke 23:39–43
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
Read in contextMatthew 27:44
In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
Read in contextMark 15:27
Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:12
Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Read in contextLuke 22:37
For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”
Read in contextLuke 23:32–33
Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
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