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And there was a notice over him which read, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEW
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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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But the other one spoke up and rebuked the first, saying, "Have you no fear of God? You're getting the same punishment as he is.
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Ours is only fair; we're getting what we deserve for what we did. But this man did nothing wrong."
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Then he said, "Yeshua, remember me when you come as King."
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Yeshua said to him, "Yes! I promise that you will be with me today in Gan-`Eden."
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It was now about noon, and darkness covered the whole Land until three o'clock in the afternoon;
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the sun did not shine. Also the parokhet in the Temple was split down the middle.
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Crying out with a loud voice, Yeshua said, "Father! Into your hands I commit my spirit." With these words he gave up his spirit.
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When the Roman officer saw what had happened, he began to praise God and said, "Surely this man was innocent!"
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And when all the crowds that had gathered to watch the spectacle saw the things that had occurred, they returned home beating their breasts.