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The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief

Luke 23:26-43

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Chapter 23
26 And as they led him away, they seized Simon, a certain man from Cyrene coming from the field, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus. 27 A very large crowd of the people and women was following him. They were beating their breasts and lamenting him. 28 But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children." 29 for behold, days are coming in which they will say, "Blessed are the barren and the wombs that did not bear and breasts that did not nurse." 30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, "Fall on us," and to the hills, "Cover us." 31 For if they do these things in the green wood, what will happen in the dry? 32 Two other criminals were also led away with him to be executed. 33 And when they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there along with the evildoers, one on the right and one on the left. 34 But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." They divided up his garments and cast lots. 35 And the people stood watching. But the rulers also were sneering, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, the chosen one." 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him vinegar. 37 and saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself." 38 There was also an inscription over him: "This is the King of the Jews." 39 But one of the criminals who were hanged there was blaspheming him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us." 40 But the other one, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence?" 41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this one did nothing out of place. 42 And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom." 43 And he said to him, "Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."