who was crucified with jesus

According to the New Testament, Jesus was crucified at Golgotha between two criminals, often called “thieves” or “robbers.”

Short answer

The Bible says Jesus was crucified between two criminals—one on his right and one on his left. Their names are not given in the canonical (official) Gospels, but later Christian tradition calls them Dismas (the “good thief”) and Gestas (the unrepentant thief).

What the Bible says

All four Gospels agree that others were crucified with Jesus:

• Matthew and Mark: Jesus is crucified with two robbers , one on his right and one on his left.

• Luke: He mentions two criminals ; one mocks Jesus, the other defends him and asks to be remembered in Jesus’ kingdom.

• John: States that two others were crucified with him, “one on either side and Jesus between them.”

Luke adds the famous exchange where the repentant criminal says, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom,” and Jesus answers, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Their possible names

The Bible itself does not give their names.

• Later Christian tradition (especially the apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus) calls the repentant one Dismas and the unrepentant one Gestas.

• These names are widely used in Christian preaching, art, and devotion, but they are traditional , not biblical.

Other viewpoints and debates

Most Christians today simply say “two thieves” or “two criminals” were crucified with Jesus and leave it there.

A few interpreters argue from wording in John that there might have been more than two others crucified (for example, four in total), but this is a minority view and not the standard teaching in mainstream churches.

TL;DR: Jesus was crucified between two unnamed criminals; the Bible does not give their names, but later tradition calls them Dismas and Gestas.

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