And with Him they crucified two robbers, one on the right side and the other on the left.
Christ is crucified with two robbers, one on His right side and the other on His left. This scene shows the depth of His humiliation: the Innocent stood in the midst of sinners, as if He were one of them. Human judgment placed Him among criminals, yet He bore that disgrace in silence and humility. His cross was set between the crosses of sinners, so that it might be seen that He came precisely to enter the world of sinners and to give Himself for their salvation. Christ’s innocence is not diminished by that closeness; rather, it appears even more clearly in the midst of the guilty.