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But the other criminal stopped him and said, "You should fear God! You are getting the same punishment he is.
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We are punished justly, getting what we deserve for what we did. But this man has done nothing wrong."
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Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
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Jesus said to him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
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It was about noon, and the whole land became dark until three o'clock in the afternoon,
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because the sun did not shine. The curtain in the Templen was torn in two.
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Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Father, I give you my life." After Jesus said this, he died.
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When the army officer there saw what happened, he praised God, saying, "Surely this was a good man!"
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When all the people who had gathered there to watch saw what happened, they returned home, beating their chests because they were so sad.
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But those who were close friends of Jesus, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance and watched.
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There was a good and religious man named Joseph who was a member of the Jewish council.