Giovanni 19:18

18 E quivi lo crocifissero, e con lui due altri, l’uno di qua, e l’altro di là, e Gesù in mezzo.

Giovanni 19:18 Meaning and Commentary

John 19:18

Where they crucified him
Namely, at Golgotha, the same with Calvary; and so had what they were so desirous of:

and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst:
these other two men were thieves, as the other evangelists declare; among whom Christ was placed, being numbered and reckoned among transgressors: he was no transgressor of the law of God himself, but he was accounted as such by men, and was treated as if he had been one by the justice of God; he, as a surety, standing in the legal place, and stead of his people; hence he died in their room, and for their sins: this shows the low estate of Christ, the strictness of justice, the wisdom of God in salvation, and the grace and love of the Redeemer; who condescended to everything, and every circumstance, though ever so reproachful, which were necessary for the redemption of his people, and the glory of the divine perfections, and for the fulfilment of purposes, promises, and predictions.

Giovanni 19:18 In-Context

16 Allora adunque egli lo diede lor nelle mani, acciocchè fosse crocifisso. Ed essi presero Gesù, e lo menarono via.

17 ED egli, portando la sua croce, uscì al luogo detto del Teschio, il quale in Ebreo si chiama Golgota.

18 E quivi lo crocifissero, e con lui due altri, l’uno di qua, e l’altro di là, e Gesù in mezzo.

19 Or Pilato scrisse ancora un titolo, e lo pose sopra la croce; e v’era scritto: GESÙ IL NAZAREO, IL RE DE’ GIUDEI.

20 Molti adunque de’ Giudei lessero questo titolo, perciocchè il luogo ove Gesù fu crocifisso era vicin della città; e quello era scritto in Ebreo, in Greco, e in Latino.