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The people stood there watching while the Jewish leaders made fun of him: "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah whom God has chosen!"
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The soldiers also made fun of him: they came up to him and offered him cheap wine,
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and said, "Save yourself if you are the king of the Jews!"
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Above him were written these words: "This is the King of the Jews.
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One of the criminals hanging there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!"
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The other one, however, rebuked him, saying, "Don't you fear God? You received the same sentence he did.
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Ours, however, is only right, because we are getting what we deserve for what we did; but he has done no wrong."
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And he said to Jesus, "Remember me, Jesus, when you come as King!"
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Jesus said to him, "I promise you that today you will be in Paradise with me."
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It was about twelve o'clock when the sun stopped shining and darkness covered the whole country until three o'clock; and the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two.
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