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Selected Verse: Matthew 27:44 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 27:44 |
King James |
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The thieves also - The robbers, or highwaymen. Luke says Luk 23:39 that one of them did it, and that the other reproved him and was penitent. The account in Luke may, however, easily be reconciled with that in Matthew by supposing that "at first both" of them reviled the Saviour, and that it is of this fact that Matthew speaks. Afterward one of them relented and became penitent perhaps from witnessing the patient sufferings of Christ. It is of this one particularly that Luke speaks. Or it may be that what is true of one of the criminals is by Matthew attributed to both. The evangelists, when for the sake of brevity they avoid particularizing, often attribute to many what is said or done by single persons, meaning no more than that it was done by some one or more of them, without specifying the one. Compare Mar 7:17 with Mat 15:15; Mar 5:31 with Luk 8:45; Luk 9:13 with Joh 6:8-9.
Cast the same in his teeth - This is a most unhappy translation. It means in the original simply, they upbraided him or reproached him in the same manner. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Mar 15:32; Luk 23:33. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The thieves also - cast the same in his teeth - That is, one of the robbers; for one, we find, was a penitent, Luk 23:39, Luk 23:40. See this form of expression accounted for, on Mat 26:8 (note). |
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.