Mark 15:27

27 Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, ^[a] one on His right and one on His left. ^[b]

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 It was the third hour when they crucified Him.

26 And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27 Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

29 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

Footnotes

• [a]. Or insurrectionists
• [b]. BYZ and TR include 28 So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “And He was numbered with the transgressors.” See Isaiah 53:12 and Luke 22:37.