Mark 15:27

27 Along with him, they crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left.

Mark 15:27 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:27

And with him they crucified two thieves
For his greater reproach;

the one on his right hand, and the other on his left;
as if he had been one of them, and a principal among them; (See Gill on Matthew 27:38).

Mark 15:27 In-Context

25 They nailed him up at nine o'clock in the morning.
26 The charge against him - the king of the jews - was printed on a poster.
27 Along with him, they crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left.
29 People passing along the road jeered, shaking their heads in mock lament: "You bragged that you could tear down the Temple and then rebuild it in three days -
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