Luke 23:38-49

³⁸Above Jesus was a sign on which it was written, “This is the King of the Jews.”

³⁹One of the criminals hanging there joined in the insults against Jesus. “Aren't you the Messiah?” he asked. “Then save yourself—and us too!”

⁴⁰But the other criminal disagreed and argued with him, “Don't you fear God even when you're suffering the same punishment?” he asked.

⁴¹“For us the sentence is right since we're being punished for what we did, but this man didn't do anything wrong.”

⁴²Then he said, “Jesus, please remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

⁴³Jesus replied, “I promise you today you will be with me in paradise.”

⁴⁴By this time it was around noon and darkness fell over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

⁴⁵The sun's light was shut out, and the Temple veil was torn in two.

⁴⁶Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, I place myself in your hands.” Having said this he breathed his last.

⁴⁷When the centurion saw what had happened he praised God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.”

⁴⁸When all the crowds that had come to watch saw what happened they went home beating their chests in grief.

⁴⁹But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who'd followed him from Galilee, watched from a distance.