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Matthew 27:38

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 38 Then two robbers were put on stakes alongside him, one on his right and one on his left.+

Matthew 27:38

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 38 Τότε Then σταυροῦνται are put on stakes σὺν together with αὐτῷ him δύο two λῃσταί, robbers, εἷς one ἐκ out of δεξιῶν right-hand [parts] καὶ and εἷς one ἐξ out of εὐωνύμων. left-hand [parts].

Matthew 27:38

King James Version
- 38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

Matthew 27:38

American Standard Version
- 38 Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.

Matthew 27:38

The Bible in Living English
- 38 Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 27

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 27:38
  
  robbers: Or “bandits.” The Greek word lei·stesʹ may include robbing by using violence and at times could refer to revolutionaries. The same word is used of Barabbas (Joh 18:40), who according to Lu 23:19 was in prison for “sedition” and “murder.” The parallel account at Lu 23:32, 33, 39 describes the men as “criminals” from a Greek word (ka·kourʹgos), which literally means “one who engages in doing bad or evil.”