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Mark 15:27 Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
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the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they crucified two rebels with Him, one on His right and one on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They crucified two criminals with him, one on his right and one on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They crucified two criminals with Him, one on His right and one on His left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They crucified two criminals with him, one on his right and the other on his left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They also crucified two bandits with Jesus, one on his right and the other on his left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They crucified two bandits with him, one on his right and the other on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And with him they crucify two thieves, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />With him they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they crucify two robbers with Him, one on the right hand and one on His left,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And with Him they crucify two robbers, one at <i>the</i> right hand, and one at His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And with him they crucify two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on his left,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And with him they crucify two robbers; one from the right, and one from the left.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And with him they crucified two robbers: one at his right, and the other at his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With him they crucified two revolutionaries, one on his right and one on his left. [<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they crucified with him two bandits, one on his right and one on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they crucified two robbers with him, one at his right, and one at his left.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, and the other on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And they crucify two thieves along with Him; the one on His right, and one on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, and the other on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />at the same time they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, the other on his left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And with Him they crucify two robbers; one on His right hand, and one on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And they crucified two thieves with Him, one on his right <i>hand</i> and one on his left:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/15-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=5418" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/15.htm">The Crucifixion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Along</a> <a href="/greek/4862.htm" title="4862: syn (Prep) -- With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.">with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Jesus,</a> <a href="/greek/4717.htm" title="4717: staurousin (V-PIA-3P) -- From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.">they crucified</a> <a href="/greek/1417.htm" title="1417: dyo (Adj-AMP) -- Two. A primary numeral; two.">two</a> <a href="/greek/3027.htm" title="3027: lēstas (N-AMP) -- A robber, brigand, bandit. From leizomai; a brigand.">robbers,</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: hena (Adj-AMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">on</a> <a href="/greek/1188.htm" title="1188: dexiōn (Adj-GNP) -- On the right hand, right hand, right. From dechomai; the right side or hand.">His right</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: hena (Adj-AMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">on</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/2176.htm" title="2176: euōnymōn (Adj-GNP) -- From eu and onoma; properly, well-named, i.e. The left; neuter as adverbial, at the left hand.">left.</a> </span>…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-32.htm">Luke 23:32-33</a></span><br />Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus. / When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-38.htm">Matthew 27:38</a></span><br />Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-18.htm">John 19:18</a></span><br />There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a></span><br />For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></span><br />He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-6.htm">Romans 5:6-8</a></span><br />For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. / Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. / But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a></span><br />but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a></span><br />Let 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></span><br />Christ 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a></span><br />He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Psalm 69:4</a></span><br />Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-38.htm">Matthew 27:38</a></b></br> Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-32.htm">Luke 23:32,33</a></b></br> And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/19-18.htm">John 19:18</a></b></br> Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/10-1.htm">Crosses</a> <a href="/mark/15-25.htm">Crucified</a> <a href="/mark/15-24.htm">Crucify</a> <a href="/mark/14-62.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/mark/15-22.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/14-64.htm">Right</a> <a href="/mark/11-17.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/mark/12-10.htm">Side</a> <a href="/mark/11-17.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/mark/15-17.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/15-32.htm">Crosses</a> <a href="/mark/15-32.htm">Crucified</a> <a href="/luke/23-21.htm">Crucify</a> <a href="/mark/16-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/15-39.htm">Right</a> <a href="/luke/10-30.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/mark/16-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/luke/10-30.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/luke/1-1.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-1.htm">Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-6.htm">Upon the clamor of the people, the murderer Barabbas is released, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-12.htm">and Jesus delivered up to be crucified.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-16.htm">He is crowned with thorns, spit on, and mocked;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-21.htm">faints in bearing his cross;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-27.htm">hangs between two thieves;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">suffers the triumphing reproaches of the crowd;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-39.htm">but is confessed by the centurion to be the Son of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-42.htm">and is honorably buried by Joseph.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* 200 x 200 Parallel Bible */ google_ad_slot = "7676643937"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/mark/15.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Along with Him</b><br />This phrase indicates the company in which Jesus was crucified. The Greek word "σὺν" (syn) means "with" or "together with," emphasizing the shared experience of crucifixion. Historically, crucifixion was a Roman method of execution reserved for the most heinous criminals and rebels. The inclusion of Jesus among criminals fulfills the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a>, which states, "He was numbered with the transgressors." This highlights the humility and the extent of Jesus' sacrifice, as He was willing to be counted among sinners to bring salvation to humanity.<p><b>they crucified</b><br />The act of crucifixion was brutal and public, designed to be a deterrent to others. The Greek word "σταυρόω" (stauroō) means "to crucify" or "to impale on a cross." This method of execution was not only physically excruciating but also a form of public humiliation. For Jesus, this was the culmination of His earthly ministry, where He bore the sins of the world. Theologically, this act is central to Christian belief, as it represents the atonement for sin and the ultimate expression of God's love and justice.<p><b>two robbers</b><br />The term "robbers" comes from the Greek word "λῃστής" (lēstēs), which can mean "bandit" or "rebel." These were not mere petty thieves but likely insurrectionists or violent criminals. Their presence alongside Jesus underscores the injustice of His execution, as He was innocent of any crime. This juxtaposition also serves to highlight the grace of God, as one of these robbers would come to recognize Jesus' innocence and divinity, asking to be remembered in His kingdom (<a href="/luke/23-42.htm">Luke 23:42</a>).<p><b>one on His right and one on His left</b><br />The positioning of the robbers, one on each side of Jesus, is significant. In the ancient world, the right side was often seen as a place of honor. However, in this context, it emphasizes the complete degradation and humiliation Jesus endured. This imagery also fulfills the request of James and John in <a href="/mark/10-37.htm">Mark 10:37</a>, where they asked to sit at Jesus' right and left in His glory. Ironically, those places were occupied by criminals, illustrating the upside-down nature of God's kingdom, where the last shall be first, and the first shall be last (<a href="/mark/10-31.htm">Mark 10:31</a>). This scene invites believers to reflect on the nature of true discipleship, which involves sharing in Christ's sufferings and understanding the cost of following Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">Two thieves.</span>--Better, as in <a href="/matthew/27-38.htm" title="Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.">Matthew 27:38</a>, <span class= "ital">two robbers.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And with him they crucify two robbers</span> (<span class="greek">λησταί</span>) - not "thieves" (<span class="greek">κλέπται</span>); St. Luke (<a href="/luke/23-32.htm">Luke 23:32</a>) shows that these two robbers formed a part of the procession to Calvary; but they were crucified after our Lord <span class="cmt_word">- one on his right hand, and one on his left</span>. We know from St. Luke (<a href="/luke/23-40.htm">Luke 23:40</a>) that one of these malefactors was saved; while it would appear that the other died in his sins. And thus Christ upon his cross, between these two men, and with the title of King over his head, presented a striking and awful picture of the final judgment. Such is the view of St. Ambrose on St. <a href="/luke/22.htm">Luke 22</a>, and of St. Augustine, who says," This cross, if you mark it well, was a judgment-seat. For the Judge being placed in the midst, the one who believed was set free; the other who reviled him was condemned; and thus he signified what he will do with the quick and the dead. Some he will place on his right hand, and some on his left" (Augustine, Tract. 31 in S. Johan.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/15-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[Along]</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">σὺν</span> <span class="translit">(syn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4862.htm">Strong's 4862: </a> </span><span class="str2">With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus],</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they crucified</span><br /><span class="grk">σταυροῦσιν</span> <span class="translit">(staurousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4717.htm">Strong's 4717: </a> </span><span class="str2">From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two</span><br /><span class="grk">δύο</span> <span class="translit">(dyo)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1417.htm">Strong's 1417: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">robbers,</span><br /><span class="grk">λῃστάς</span> <span class="translit">(lēstas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A robber, brigand, bandit. From leizomai; a brigand.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="grk">ἕνα</span> <span class="translit">(hena)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> </span><span class="str2">One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ek)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[His] right</span><br /><span class="grk">δεξιῶν</span> <span class="translit">(dexiōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1188.htm">Strong's 1188: </a> </span><span class="str2">On the right hand, right hand, right. From dechomai; the right side or hand.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="grk">ἕνα</span> <span class="translit">(hena)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> </span><span class="str2">One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξ</span> <span class="translit">(ex)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left.</span><br /><span class="grk">εὐωνύμων</span> <span class="translit">(euōnymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2176.htm">Strong's 2176: </a> </span><span class="str2">From eu and onoma; properly, well-named, i.e. The left; neuter as adverbial, at the left hand.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/15-27.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 15:27 With him they crucified two robbers (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/15-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 15:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 15:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/15-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 15:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 15:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>