331When they came to the placecalled The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
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But Jesus was saying, "2Father, forgive them; for they do not knowwhat they are doing."3And they castlots, dividing up His garmentsamong themselves.
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And the peoplestood by, looking on. And even the 4rulers were sneering at Him, saying, "He savedothers; 5let Him saveHimselfifthis is the Christ of God, His ChosenOne."
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The soldiersalsomocked Him, coming up to Him, 6offering Him sourwine
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and saying, "7If You are the King of the Jews, saveYourself!"
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Now there was also an inscriptionabove Him, "8THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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9One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurlingabuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? 10SaveYourself and us!"
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But the otheranswered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not evenfearGod, since you are under the samesentence of condemnation?
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"And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receivingwhat we deserve for our deeds*; but thisman has donenothingwrong."
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And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!"
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And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in 11Paradise."
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12It was nowabout13the sixthhour, and darknessfellover the wholelanduntil the ninthhour,
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because the sun was obscured; and 14the veil of the temple was torn in two.
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And Jesus, 15crying out with a loudvoice, said, "Father, 16INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT." Having saidthis, He breathed His last.
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17Now when the centurionsaw what had happened, he began 18praisingGod, saying, "Certainlythisman was innocent."
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And all the crowds who cametogether for thisspectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, 19beating their breasts.
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20And all His acquaintances and 21the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeingthesethings.