Luke 23:33
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33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left.(A)
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Luke 23:39-43
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39 [a]Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us.” 40 The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, “Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? 41 And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.”(A) 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”(B) 43 He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”(C)
The Death of Jesus.(D)
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- 23:39–43 This episode is recounted only in this gospel. The penitent sinner receives salvation through the crucified Jesus. Jesus’ words to the penitent thief reveal Luke’s understanding that the destiny of the Christian is “to be with Jesus.”
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