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 watched him there; 37And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. 39And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Matthew 27:38 word by word

Τότε σταυροῦνται σὺν αὐτῷ δύο λῃσταί, εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων.Read the interlinear

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• were thereσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• thievesλῃστήςlēstēs · robber/rebelG3027
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• onἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the leftεὐώνυμοςeuōnumos · left/southG2176

Cross-references for Matthew 27:38

• Matthew 27:44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
• Isaiah 53:12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
• Mark 15:27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
• Luke 22:37For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
• Luke 23:32And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
• John 19:18Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
• John 19:31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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

• Crucifixion
• Death
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Malefactors (Criminals)
• Punishment
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Accusation
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Jesus Christ
• Matthew, the Gospel of
• Thief

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