Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 27:38
Matthew 27:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
- New International Version (NIV)Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.
Context of Matthew 27:38
36And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. 37Above 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 and the other on His left. 39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads 40and 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!”
Read all of Matthew 27Matthew 27:38 word by word
Τότε σταυροῦνται σὺν αὐτῷ δύο λῃσταί, εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων.Read the interlinear
- ·τότεtote · thenG5119
- Twoδύοduo · twoG1417
- robbersλῃστήςlēstēs · robber/rebelG3027
- were crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
- withσύνsun · withG4862
- Himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- onἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- rightδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- leftεὐώνυμοςeuōnumos · left/southG2176
Cross-references for Matthew 27:38
- Matthew 27:44In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- Isaiah 53:12Therefore 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.
- Mark 15:27Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
- Luke 22:37For 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.”
- Luke 23:32Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
- John 19:18There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
- John 19:31It 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.
Commentaries on Matthew 27:38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Two thieves - ͅϚ, robbers, or cutthroats: men who had committed robbery and murder; for it does not appear that persons were crucified for robbery only. Thus was our Lord numbered (his name enrolled, placed as it were in the death warrant) with transgressors, according to the prophetic declaration, Isaiah 53:12; and the Jews placed him between these two, perhaps to intimate that he was the worst felon of the three.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38Two thieves crucified - Rather two “robbers.” Pilate did not reside in Jerusalem. When he came there on the great feasts, or at other times, it was, in part, to hold courts for the trial of criminals. These robbers had been probably condemned at that time; and to show greater contempt for Jesus, he was crucified between men of that abandoned character, and on a cross that should have been occupied by their companion and leader, Barabbas.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-44Verses 35-44 It was usual to put shame upon malefactors, by a writing to notify the crime for which they suffered. So they set up one over Christ's head. This they designed for his reproach, but God so overruled it, that even his accusation was to his honour. There were crucified with him at the same time, two robbers. He was, at his death, numbered among the transgressors, that we, at our death, might be numbered among the saints. The taunts and jeers he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38Jesus was crucified between two convicted revolutionaries. This increased his shame and made him appear guilty by association (linked with rebels).Read the comment
Topics related to Matthew 27:38
In the dictionaries
Notes
Commentaries on Matthew 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Berean Standard Bible — © Berean Bible — CC0 / Public Domain
Commentaries