Mark 15:27
in Mark 15Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
KJV
And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
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This verse in Mark 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verseOf the robbers crucified with him, it was said: "He was reckoned among the wicked." Up to this time both were wicked, but one of them was wicked no longer. For one was wicked to the end, yielding not to salvation, and, though his hands were fastened, he struck blasphemously with his tongue.
This site's exposition
the superscription of his accusation
on Mark 15:26-28
The superscription of his accusation was written over him, THE KING OF THE JEWS, Pilate's charge posted as an inscription and, by John's fuller account, written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin so that every passerby could read the very charge the chief priests had wanted suppressed. With him they crucify two thieves, one on his right hand and the other on his left, and the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors, Isaiah 53:12 stated as literally accomplished at the site itself. Pilate's placard, meant as mockery or as a warning to other would-be kings, becomes in the church's reading an unwitting proclamation of the truth.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Now, in the midst of such our Lord Jesus was crucified; while he lived he had, and there was occasion, associated with sinners, to do them good; and now when he died, he was for the same purpose joined with them, for he came into the world, and went out of it, to save sinners, even the chief. But this evangelist takes particular notice of the fulfilling of the scriptures in it,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Two thieves - A copy of the Itala tells their names: One on the right hand - named Zoathon; and one on the left hand - named Chammatha.
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
on Mark 15:16-32
The passage we have now read, is one of those which show us the infinite love of Christ toward sinners. The sufferings described in it would fill our minds with mingled horror and compassion, if they had been inflicted on one who was only a man like ourselves. But when we reflect that the sufferer was the eternal Son of God, we are lost in wonder and amazement.
The words behind it
14 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| σὺν | sun | with | G4862 → | 128 times |
| αὐτῷ | auto | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| σταυροῦσιν | staurousin | they crucify | G4717 → | 46 times |
| δύο | duo | two | G1417 → | 133 times |
| λῃστάς, | lestas | robbers, | G3027 → | 15 times |
| ἕνα | hena | one | G1520 → | 343 times |
| ἐκ | ek | at | G1537 → | 911 times |
| δεξιῶν | dexion | [the] right hand | G1188 → | 53 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἕνα | hena | one | G1520 → | 343 times |
| ἐξ | ex | at [the] | G1537 → | 911 times |
| εὐωνύμων | euonumon | left | G2176 → | |
| αὐτοῦ. | autou | of Him. | G846 → | 5565 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
σὺνwith
sunG4862 →128 times
αὐτῷHim
autoG846 →5565 times
σταυροῦσινthey crucify
staurousinG4717 →46 times
δύοtwo
duoG1417 →133 times
λῃστάς,robbers,
lestasG3027 →15 times
ἕναone
henaG1520 →343 times
ἐκat
ekG1537 →911 times
δεξιῶν[the] right hand
dexionG1188 →53 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἕναone
henaG1520 →343 times
ἐξat [the]
exG1537 →911 times
εὐωνύμωνleft
euonumonG2176 →
αὐτοῦ.of Him.
autouG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 27:38Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
it leads to
- 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 19:18
There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
- Luke 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!”
- John 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…
- Matthew 27:44
In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- Isaiah 53:12
Through
John 19:18There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
it leads to
- John 18:32
This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
- Psalms 22:16
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- Matthew 27:35–38
When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- John 18:32
Where this verse is studied
About Mark
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 13:30; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition); John Calvin, Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.