Mark - 15:27



27 With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 15:27.

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And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.
And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.
And with him they crucified two robbers: one at his right, and the other at his left.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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.

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.

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