How did the two thieves react to Jesus?

Answer 1

The two thieves on the cross were like Jesus in that they were men of flesh and blood.

This is where the similarity ends, although they could well have been of Jewish extraction as well.

The two men were also crucified with nails. For the executioners there was no difference between Jesus and the other two. They were evildoers and crucifixion with nails was the proper punishment to be applied to them. So they suffered the same cruel and humiliating martyrdom. Those men received a just reward for their misdeeds, as one of them acknowledged, while Jesus wasn't. Jesus was also the eternal Son of God, they were just mortals.

Crucifixion with nails was the common method of execution which all three shared, although Jesus was the first to die. Since the two thieves were still alive when Jesus died, the executioners finished with them by breaking their legs with clubs.

Answer 2

Each of the gospels has a different account of the crucifixion, but all of them report that there were two others crucified with Jesus.Mark's Gospel, the first account to be written, simply says (Mark 15:27-28) that Jesus was crucified between two thieves, whileMatthew's Gospel says both thieves mocked Jesus - (Matthew 27:44: "They cast the same in his teeth.") andJohn's Gospel simply notes that there were two others crucified with Jesus.

In Luke's Gospel, one of them reacted with contempt towards Jesus Christ. He ridiculed Jesus and asked him to save himself and the thieves. The other one was repentant and asked for forgiveness. He was promised paradise by Jesus. (Luke 23:39-43)

Answer 3

A:The earliest gospel, now known as Mark's Gospel, mentions the two thieves crucified with Jesus but does not say whether either of them repented. Since we now know that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were actually derived from Mark, both authors were free to interpret this silence as they chose. The author of Matthew's Gospel decided that they both mocked Jesus, while the author of Luke's Gospel decided that only one of them mocked him and the other repented.

Matthew's Gospel makes it clear that neither thief repented, so there was no occasion for Jesus to talk about seeing him in paradise (Matthew 27:44):"The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth."

By comparison, Luke's Gospel says that one of the thieves mocked Jesus, but the other thief rebuked him and repented for his sins, creating the occasion for Jesus to talk about seeing him in paradise (Luke 23:40-43): "But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise."

John's Gospel changes the original story about the crowd and the priests mocking Jesus, to have the priests argue with Pontius Pilate about the wording of the board above Jesus' head, leaving no room in the narrative for the thief to repent or otherwise.

Answer 4

A:

Each of the gospels has a different account.

Mark's Gospel, the first account to be written, simply says (Mark 15:27-28) that Jesus was crucified between two thieves, one on his left hand and one on his right hand, so that the scripture be fulfilled as Jesus was numbered among the transgressors.

Matthew's Gospel, which followed, says both thieves mocked Jesus - (Matthew 27:44): "They cast the same in his teeth."

Luke's Gospel says that only one of the 'malefactors' mocked Jesus, while the other repented, saying to Jesus, "Lord remember me in paradise," to which Jesus said the malefactor would be in paradise. This is the theologically most important account and thus the account most Christians prefer.

John's Gospel simply notes that there were two others crucified with Jesus, and does not even describe them as thieves or malefactors.

Answer 5

The two thieves were thieves; they stole things. And for them, the punishment for theft was crucifixion.

Answer 6

The two who were executed with Jesus were found guilty of crimes against Rome and their occupation, so, you could call it treason. That is also the crime that Jesus was found guilty of.

Answer 7

They were thieves.

Answer 8

I think that they were tied to the cross.