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and saying,
1"If you are
2the King of the Jews, save yourself!"
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3There was also an inscription over him,"This is
4the King of the Jews.
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5One of the criminals who were hanged
6railed at him, saying, "Are you not
7the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
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But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
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And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong."
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And he said, "Jesus, remember me
8when you come into your kingdom."
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And he said to him,
"Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in 9Paradise."
The Death of Jesus
44 10It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,
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while the sun's light failed. And
11the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
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Then Jesus,
12calling out with a loud voice, said,
"Father, 13into your hands I 14commit my spirit!" And having said this
15he breathed his last.
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Now
16when the centurion saw what had taken place,
17he praised God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent!"