Matthew 27:38

27:38 Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

Matthew 27:44

27:44 The ¹  robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. ² 

Matthew 21:13

21:13 And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ ³  but you are turning it into a den ⁴  of robbers!” ⁵ 

Matthew 26:55

26:55 At that moment Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? ⁶  Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet ⁷  you did not arrest me.

[27:44]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:44]  ² sn Matthew’s wording suggests that both of the criminals spoke abusively to him. If so, one of them quickly changed his attitude toward Jesus (see Luke 23:40-43).

[21:13]  ¹ sn A quotation from Isa 56:7.

[21:13]  ² tn Or “a hideout” (see L&N 1.57).

[21:13]  ³ sn A quotation from Jer 7:11. The meaning of Jesus’ statement about making the temple courts a den of robbers probably operates here at two levels. Not only were the religious leaders robbing the people financially, but because of this they had also robbed them spiritually by stealing from them the opportunity to come to know God genuinely. It is possible that these merchants had recently been moved to this location for convenience.

[26:55]  ¹ tn Or “a revolutionary.” This term can refer to one who stirs up rebellion: BDAG 594 s.v. λῃστής 2 has “revolutionary, insurrectionist, guerrilla” citing evidence from Josephus (J. W. 2.13.2-3 [2.253-254]). However, this usage generally postdates Jesus’ time. It does refer to a figure of violence. Luke uses the same term for the highwaymen who attack the traveler in the parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:30).

[26:55]  ² tn Grk “and” (καί, kai), a conjunction that is elastic enough to be used to indicate a contrast, as here.