Matthew 27:44
New International Version
In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

New Living Translation
Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way.

English Standard Version
And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

Berean Standard Bible
In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

Berean Literal Bible
And likewise even the robbers, those having been crucified with Him, were upbraiding Him.

King James Bible
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

New King James Version
Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

New American Standard Bible
And the rebels who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him in the same way.

NASB 1995
The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

NASB 1977
And the robbers also who had been crucified with Him were casting the same insult at Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

Amplified Bible
The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way.

Christian Standard Bible
In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with him taunted him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with Him kept taunting Him.

American Standard Version
And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.

Contemporary English Version
The two criminals also said cruel things to Jesus.

English Revised Version
And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even the criminals crucified with him were insulting him the same way.

Good News Translation
Even the bandits who had been crucified with him insulted him in the same way.

International Standard Version
In a similar way, the bandits who were being crucified with him kept insulting him.

Majority Standard Bible
In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

NET Bible
The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

New Heart English Bible
The robbers also who were crucified with him insulted him in the same way.

Webster's Bible Translation
The thieves also who were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

Weymouth New Testament
Insults of the same kind were heaped on Him even by the robbers who were being crucified with Him.

World English Bible
The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
with the same also the robbers, who were crucified with Him, were reproaching Him.

Berean Literal Bible
And likewise even the robbers, those having been crucified with Him, were upbraiding Him.

Young's Literal Translation
with the same also the robbers, who were crucified with him, were reproaching him.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the robbers crucified with him, reproached him with the same.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the selfsame thing the thieves also, that were crucified with him, reproached him with.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, the robbers who were crucified with him also reproached him with the very same thing.

New American Bible
The revolutionaries who were crucified with him also kept abusing him in the same way.

New Revised Standard Version
The bandits who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The bandits also, who were crucified with him were reproaching him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Thus also those robbers who were crucified with him were taunting him.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
The robbers also that were crucified with him, uttered the same reproaches against him.

Godbey New Testament
And the thieves being crucified along with Him were also reproaching Him in the same manner.

Haweis New Testament
And in the same manner also, did the robbers who were crucified with him, revile him.

Mace New Testament
one of the robbers too, who were crucified with him, treated him with the same reproach.

Weymouth New Testament
Insults of the same kind were heaped on Him even by the robbers who were being crucified with Him.

Worrell New Testament
And the robbers, who were crucified with Him, were reproaching Him with the same thing.

Worsley New Testament
And one of the thieves also, that were crucified with Him, cast the same reproach upon Him.

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Context
The Crucifixion
43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” 44 In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him. 45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.…

Cross References
Mark 15:32
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

Luke 23:39-43
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!” / But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment? / We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” ...

Isaiah 53:12
Therefore 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.

Psalm 22:7-8
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Psalm 69:20-21
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. / They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

Romans 15:3
For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

Hebrews 12:3
Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Job 30:9-10
And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. / They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

Lamentations 3:14
I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.

Psalm 109:25
I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

Psalm 35:15-16
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing. / Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.

Psalm 38:19-20
Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason. / Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

Psalm 41:5-9
My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?” / My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad. / All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me: ...

Psalm 89:50-51
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people— / how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!


Treasury of Scripture

The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

Matthew 27:38
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

Job 30:7-9
Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together…

Psalm 35:15
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

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Matthew 27
1. Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.
3. Judas hangs himself.
19. Pilate, admonished of his wife,
20. and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.
27. Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;
33. crucified;
39. reviled;
50. dies, and is buried;
62. his tomb is sealed and watched.














In the same way
This phrase connects the actions of the robbers to those of the chief priests, scribes, and elders who mocked Jesus earlier in the passage. The Greek phrase "ὁμοίως" (homoiōs) suggests a similarity in behavior, indicating that the derision Jesus faced was universal, coming from all sectors of society. This highlights the fulfillment of prophecy, as Isaiah 53:3 describes the Messiah as "despised and rejected by men." The universality of the mockery underscores the depth of human sinfulness and the extent of Jesus' suffering.

even the robbers
The term "robbers" is translated from the Greek "λῃσταί" (lēstai), which can refer to bandits or insurrectionists. This suggests that these men were not mere petty thieves but were likely involved in more serious crimes, possibly even rebellion against Roman authority. Their presence at the crucifixion site emphasizes the shame and degradation of crucifixion, a punishment reserved for the lowest criminals. The inclusion of these robbers in the narrative serves to highlight the depths of Jesus' humiliation, as He was numbered among transgressors (Isaiah 53:12).

who were crucified with Him
This phrase situates the robbers physically and symbolically alongside Jesus. The act of crucifixion was a brutal and public form of execution, designed to serve as a deterrent to others. By being crucified with Jesus, the robbers share in the physical suffering and public shame. However, this also sets the stage for the transformation of one of the robbers, as recorded in Luke 23:39-43, where one turns to Jesus in faith. This juxtaposition of shared suffering and potential redemption is a powerful testament to the grace available through Christ.

berated Him
The Greek word used here is "ὠνείδιζον" (ōneidizon), meaning to reproach or revile. This verb indicates a continuous action, suggesting that the robbers repeatedly mocked Jesus. This relentless verbal abuse adds to the physical torment of crucifixion, fulfilling Psalm 22:7, which speaks of the Messiah being scorned and despised. The mockery from the robbers, who themselves were suffering, highlights the blindness of humanity to the divine nature and mission of Jesus. It serves as a reminder of the hardness of the human heart and the need for divine intervention to bring about repentance and faith.

(44) The thieves also . . . cast the same in his teeth.--Literally, reviled Him. On the change which afterwards came over one of them, see Note on Luke 23:40.

Verse 44. - The thieves also... cast the same in his teeth (ὠνείδιζον αὐτῷ, were reviling him). The mention of the penitent robber is found only in Luke (Luke 23:39-42). It does not seem to have occurred in the traditional account followed by Matthew and Mark. Augustine thought that these synoptists used the plural for the singular, referring, in fact, to the impenitent malefactor. It is more likely that both the thieves at first joined the mob in their abuse and ribaldry, but that one, after a time, persuaded by the Divine patience and meekness of the Saviour, and awed by the gathering darkness, repented, confessed, and was forgiven.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
In the same way,
αὐτὸ (auto)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

even
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

robbers
λῃσταὶ (lēstai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3027: A robber, brigand, bandit. From leizomai; a brigand.

who
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

were crucified
συσταυρωθέντες (systaurōthentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4957: To crucify together with. From sun and stauroo; to impale in company with.

with
σὺν (syn)
Preposition
Strong's 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.

Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

berated
ὠνείδιζον (ōneidizon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3679: To reproach, revile, upbraid. From oneidos; to defame, i.e. Rail at, chide, taunt.

Him.
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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