SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:44
Lo mismo tambin le injuriaban los ladrones que estaban colgados en maderos con l.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:44
Verse 44. The thieves also-cast the same in his teeth.] That is, one of the robbers; for one, we find, was a penitent, Luke xxiii. 39, 40. See this form of expression accounted for, on chap. xxvi. 8.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 44. The thieves also , etc.] One or other of them, not both; an Hebrew way of speaking, as Drusius observed: so it is said of Jonah, (Jon 1:5), that he was gone down into the sides of the ship; not into both sides, but into one or other of them: so here the thieves, one or other of them, not naming which, railed at Jesus, for it was but one of them; (see Luke 23:39), unless it can be thought, as it is by some, that they both at first reviled him; but one being quickly convinced of his evil, ceased, and rebuked his fellow sufferer, confessed his, sin, bore a testimony to the innocence of Christ, and desired to be remembered by him in his kingdom. This was an aggravation of the sufferings of Christ, that he should be vilified by those, which were crucified with him ; who ought to have been, considering the condemnation they were in, and the future state they were just entering into, lamenting and confessing the sins they had been guilty of, instead of adding sin to sin, and so aggravating their condemnation. These, at least one of them, cast the same into his teeth ; as the populace, the chief priests, Scribes, elders, and Pharisees had done; twitted him with his pretensions of being the Son of God, the Messiah, and king of Israel; and urged, that if he was, why did not he save himself, and them also?
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 35-44 - It was usual to put shame upon malefactors, by a writing to notify the crime for which they suffered. So they set up one over Christ's head This they designed for his reproach, but God so overruled it, that eve his accusation was to his honour. There were crucified with him at the same time, two robbers. He was, at his death, numbered among the transgressors, that we, at our death, might be numbered among the saints. The taunts and jeers he received are here recorded. The enemie of Christ labour to make others believe that of religion and of the people of God, which they themselves know to be false. The chie priests and scribes, and the elders, upbraid Jesus with being the Kin of Israel. Many people could like the King of Israel well enough, if he would but come down from the cross; if they could but have his kingdo without the tribulation through which they must enter into it. But if no cross, then no Christ, no crown. Those that would reign with him must be willing to suffer with him. Thus our Lord Jesus, havin undertaken to satisfy the justice of God, did it, by submitting to the punishment of the worst of men. And in every minute particular recorde about the sufferings of Christ, we find some prediction in the Prophet or the Psalms fulfilled.
Greek Textus Receptus
το 3588 T-ASN δ 1161 CONJ αυτο 846 P-ASN και 2532 CONJ οι 3588 T-NPM λησται 3027 N-NPM οι 3588 T-NPM συσταυρωθεντες 4957 5685 V-APP-NPM αυτω 846 P-DSM ωνειδιζον 3679 5707 V-IAI-3P αυτω 846 P-DSM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
27:44 {The robbers also} (kai hoi leistai). Probably "even the robbers" (Weymouth) who felt a momentary superiority to Jesus thus maligned by all. So the inchoative imperfect "neidizon means "began to reproach him."
