Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Matthew 27:38

"Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left." — Matthew 27:38 (ASV)

The statement of the crime was often written on a white tablet in red or black letters and displayed on the cross. The charge against Jesus, written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin , wrote more of the truth than Pilate knew. On the two “robbers,” see comment on v.16.