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NASB | Matthew 27:44 The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 27:44 The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way. |
Bible Question:
Matthew 27:44 states "The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words." But Luke 23:39-41 says "One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, 'Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!' But the other answered, and rebuking him said, 'Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.'" I find it extremely difficult to reconcile these two accounts, except to say that one is in error. Either both of the robbers insulted Christ on the cross, or only one did. But both statements can't be true. My explanation is that (like the rest of the Bible) these are man-written accounts of God's message. The message (Jesus died on Calvary, and was despised by the human race he came to save) is true, but the words used are man's, subject to all the fallibility and imprecision to which we are prone. How do others cope with interpreting passages such as these? |
Bible Answer: Let me confuse you a little more before I give you what I feel is the solution. The question is not why one of the robbers change thier mind, the true question is why did both robbers change thier minds? If you look at Lukes account both robbers asked to have thier life save. One asked for Jesus to save himself and then save us (physiscal life). The other asked for his spiritual life to be save (Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!")Now let us all remember the end of the story Luke 23:47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent." At first none of the people at the cross were believers (Except the core followers there) but in the end many were convinced Jesus was the son of God. |
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