Luke 23:32

And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
were	Ἤγοντο Ēgonto	G71	properly · verb — imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
two	δύο duo	G1417	"two" · adjective — numeral, indeclinable
other	ἕτεροι heteroi	G2087	(an- · adjective — nominative plural masculine
malefactors	κακοῦργοι kakourgoi	G2557	a wrong-doer · adjective — nominative plural masculine
with	σὺν sun	G4862	with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or… · preposition
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
death	ἀναιρεθῆναι. anairethēnai	G337	to take up · verb — aorist passive infinitive

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Cross-references

Mark 15:27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unt…
Matthew 27:38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
John 19:18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
Luke 22:37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things co…
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:32-43

In these verses we have, I. Divers passages which we had before in Matthew and Mark concerning Christ's sufferings. 1. That there were two others, malefactors, led with him to the place of execution, who, it is probable, had been for some time under sentence of death, and were designed to be executed on this day, which was probably the pretence for making such haste in the prosecution of Christ, that he and these two malefactors might be executed together, and one solemnity might serve. 2. That he was crucified at a place called Calvary, Kranion, the Greek name for Golgotha - the place of a skull: an ignominious place, to add to the reproach of his sufferings, but significant, for there he t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:31

green tree--that naturally resists the fire. the dry--that attracts the fire, being its proper fuel. The proverb here plainly means: "If such sufferings alight upon the innocent One, the very Lamb of God, what must be in store for those who are provoking the flames?"

Adam Clarke on Luke 23:32

Two other malefactors - Ἑτεροι δυο κακουργοι, should certainly be translated two others, malefactors, as in the Bibles published by the King's printer, Edinburgh. As it now stands in the text, it seems to intimate that our blessed Lord was also a malefactor.

John Gill on Luke 23:32

And there were also two other malefactors,.... Not that Christ was one, though indeed he was looked upon and treated as one by the Jews; but as the words may be read, there were also two others that were malefactors; really such, two thieves, who had been guilty of theft and robbery, and were condemned to die: and these were led with him; for the greater ignominy and reproach of Christ, that it might be thought he was equally a malefactor, and as deserving of death as they: to be put to death; the death of the cross, which was the death the Romans put slaves, thieves, and robbers, and the worst and basest of men to.

The Church Fathers

And two other criminals were also led away with him, to be put to death. So that what was said might be fulfilled: And he was numbered with the wicked. But he was numbered with the wicked in death, so that he might justify the wicked in the resurrection, who, being in the form of God, was made man for the sake of men, to give men the power to become children of God (John 1).
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Crucifixion — A common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among the ancient Jews; probably it was not. The modes of capital punishment according to the…
Humiliation of Christ — (Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isa. 53; Matt. 26:59, 67; Ps. 22:6; Matt. 26:68), (4) his soul (Ps. 22:1;…
Thieves, The two — (Luke 23:32, 39-43), robbers, rather brigands, probably followers of Barabbas. Our Lord’s cross was placed between those of the “malefactors,” to add to the ignominy of his position. According to…
Malefactors (Criminals) · Crucified with Jesus — Crucified with Jesus

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Luke 23:32

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:32-43

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:31

Adam Clarke on Luke 23:32

John Gill on Luke 23:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 23:32

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:32-43

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:31

Adam Clarke on Luke 23:32

John Gill on Luke 23:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 23:24-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 23:31