Mark 15:27

27 On execution-stakes with him they placed two robbers, one on his right and one on 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 It was nine in the morning when they nailed him to the stake.

26 Over his head, the written notice of the charge against him read, THE KING OF THE JEWS

27 On execution-stakes with him they placed two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.

28 Some manuscripts include verse 28: And the passage from the Tanakh was fulfilled which says,

29 People passing by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! So you can destroy the Temple, can you, and rebuild it in three days?