43 Then Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in [a]Paradise.

44 [b]And it was about the sixth hour: and there was a darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.

45 [c]And the Sun was darkened, and the veil of the Temple rent through the midst.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:43 God made the visible paradise to the East part of the world: but that which we behold with the eyes of our mind is the place of everlasting joy and salvation through the goodness and mercy of God, a most pleasant rest of the souls of the godly, and most quiet and joyful dwelling.
  2. Luke 23:44 Christ being even at the point of death, showeth himself to be God almighty, even to the blind.
  3. Luke 23:45 Christ entereth stoutly into the very darkness of death, for to overcome death even within his most secret places.

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