Crucified Between Two Criminals

³² Two others—criminals^(A)—were also led away to be executed with him. ³³ When^(B) they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left. ³⁴ Then Jesus said, “Father,^(C) forgive^(D) them, because they do not know what they are doing.”^[a](E) And they divided his clothes and cast lots.^(F)

³⁵ The^(G) people stood watching, and even the leaders were scoffing:^(H) “He saved others; let him save himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!” ^{(I) 36} The soldiers also mocked him. They came offering him sour wine^{(J) 37} and said, “If you are the king of the Jews,^(K) save yourself!”

³⁸ An inscription was above him:^[b] This Is the King of the Jews.

³⁹ Then^(L) one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at^[c] him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

⁴⁰ But the other answered, rebuking him: “Don’t you even fear God,^(M) since you are undergoing the same punishment? ⁴¹ We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”^{(N) 42} Then he said, “Jesus, remember me^[d](O) when you come into your kingdom.”^(P)

⁴³ And he said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”^(Q)

⁹ If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”^(A) and believe in your heart^(B) that God raised him from the dead,^(C) you will be saved. ¹⁰ One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.

Divisions at Corinth

¹⁰ Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction. ¹¹ For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by members of Chloe’s people, that there is rivalry^(A) among you. ¹² What I am saying is this: One of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,”^(B) or “I belong to Cephas,”^(C) or “I belong to Christ.”^{(D) 13} Is Christ divided?^(E) Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in Paul’s name? ¹⁴ I thank God^[a][b] that I baptized none of you except Crispus^(F) and Gaius,^{(G) 15} so that no one can say you were baptized in my name. ¹⁶ I did, in fact, baptize the household^(H) of Stephanas;^(I) beyond that, I don’t recall if I baptized anyone else. ¹⁷ For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross^(J) of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.