There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
Parallel translations
- WEB where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the middle.
- KJV Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
- NKJV where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.
- NASB There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.
- NLT There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them.
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Quick answer
They crucify Jesus between two others. He is numbered with transgressors, fulfilling prophecy.
Overview
Crucifixion was an excruciating, shameful Roman execution. Placed between two criminals, Jesus fulfills Isaiah 53:12, 'he was numbered with the transgressors.' The central position both marks him as the chief 'offender' in the eyes of the world and pictures him at the very heart of God's saving work for sinners on either side.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Isa 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
- Gal 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Matt 27:44In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- John 18:32This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
- Ps 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- Mark 15:24–27And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
- Matt 27:35–38When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- Heb 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Luke 23:32–34Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
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