Mark 15:27 — Community Reflections

MARK 15:27 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.”

They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left — the two rebels (lēstas, bandits/revolutionaries) crucified alongside Jesus fulfill the wicked tenants parable's prediction (the son killed outside the vineyard) and the Isaiah 53:12 prophecy (he was counted with the rebels). The right and left of Jesus in glory that James and John requested (10:37) are occupied by criminals. The irony is complete.

Church Fathers on Mark 15:27

After the condemnation of Christ, and the insults heaped upon Him when He was condemned, the Evangelist proceeds to relate His crucifixion, saying, 'And led Him out to crucify Him.'
Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation

Here Abel is brought out into the field by his brother, to be slain by him. Here Isaac comes forth with the wood, and Abraham with the ram caught in the thicket. Here also Joseph with the sheaf of which he dreamed, and the long robe steeped in blood. Here is Moses with the rod, and the serpent hanging on the wood. Here is the cluster of grapes, carried on a staff. Here is Elisha with the piece of wood sent to seek for the axe, which had sunk, and which swam to the wood; that…
Pseudo-Jerome · 5th century

Now John says that He Himself bare His cross, for both took place; for He first bore the cross Himself, until some one passed, whom they compelled, and who then carried it. But he mentioned the name of his sons, to make it more credible and the affirmation stronger, for the man still lived to relate all that had happened about the cross.
Theophylact · 11th century

Read all 25 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain

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