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39 One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!”

40 But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die? 41 We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”

43 And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

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39 Now one of the criminals hanging there kept insulting[a] him, “You are the Messiah,[b] aren’t you? Save yourself…and us!”

40 But the other criminal rebuked him, “Aren’t you afraid of God, since you are suffering the same penalty? 41 We have been condemned justly, because we are getting what we deserve for what we have done, but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he went on to plead, “Jesus, remember me when you come into[c] your kingdom!”

43 Jesus[d] told him, “I tell you[e] with certainty, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:39 Or blaspheming
  2. Luke 23:39 Or Christ
  3. Luke 23:42 Other mss. read in
  4. Luke 23:43 Lit. He
  5. Luke 23:43 The Gk. pronoun you is sing.