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Our punishment is fair. We're getting what we deserve. But this man hasn't done anything wrong."
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Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you enter your kingdom."
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Jesus said to him, "I can guarantee this truth: Today you will be with me in paradise."
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Around noon darkness came over the entire land and lasted until three in the afternoon.
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The sun had stopped shining. The curtain in the temple was split in two.
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Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit." After he said this, he died.
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When an army officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, "Certainly, this man was innocent!"
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Crowds had gathered to see the sight. But when all of them saw what had happened, they cried and returned to the city.
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All his friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance and watched everything.
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There was a good man who had God's approval. His name was Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish council,
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but he had not agreed with what they had done. He was from the Jewish city of Arimathea, and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.