Bible Strands
John 19:18
There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the execution at Golgotha, placing Jesus on a cross between two others.
The words — The verb ἐσταύρωσαν (estaurōsan) translates literally to "they crucified," and the phrase ἄλλους δύο (allous duo) identifies "two others" flanking Him.
The thread — The text states Jesus is crucified between two others, a detail the narrator aligns with Isaiah 53:12’s numbering with transgressors and Psalm 22:16’s encirclement by hostile men.
Why it lands — The passage describes a public execution with Jesus positioned between criminals, requiring the reader to acknowledge His substitutionary placement before drawing theological conclusions.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Psalms 22:16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- Matthew 27:35 When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- Matthew 27:44 In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- Mark 15:24 And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
- John 18:32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
- Galatians 3:13 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.”
- Luke 23:32 Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
- Hebrews 12:2 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.