John 19:18 BSB — MannaFest

John 19:18

There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

BSB

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ASV

where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

KJV

Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 12 (444)

Two robbers were crucified together with Christ, and this was owing to the malice of the Jews. For, as though to emphasize the dishonour of our Saviour's death, they involved the just Man in the same condemnation as the transgressors of the Law. And we may take the condemned criminals, who hung by Christ's side, as symbolical of the two nations who were shortly about to be brought into close contact with Him, I mean the children of Israel and the Gentiles. And why do we take condemned criminals as the type?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But thus the scripture was fulfilled, He was numbered among the transgressors. He did not die at the altar among the sacrifices, nor mingle his blood with that of bulls and goats; but he died among the criminals, and mingled his blood with theirs who were sacrificed to public justice.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Two other - Matthew and Mark in the parallel places calls them robbers or murderers; they probably belonged to the gang of Barabbas. See about the figure of the cross, and the nature of crucifixion, on Mat 27:35 (note).

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅπου	hopou	where	G3699 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
ἐσταύρωσαν	estaurōsan	they crucified	G4717 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μετ᾽	met᾽	with	G3326 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	Him	G846 →
ἄλλους	allous	others	G243 →
δύο	duo	two	G1417 →
ἐντεῦθεν	enteuthen	on this side	G1782 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐντεῦθεν,	enteuthen	on that side,	G1782 →
μέσον	meson	in between	G3319 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦν.¶	Iēsoun	Jesus.	G2424 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 22:16
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
leads to
- John 19:37
  And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
- Zechariah 12:10
  Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
- Matthew 27:35
  When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- John 20:25
  So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put…
- John 19:23
  When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
Through
Isaiah 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…
leads to
- Luke 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.”
- Hebrews 9:28
  so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- Mark 15:27
  Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John