Luke 23:43
And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
In Context
42And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom.
44And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;
Cross References
Psalms 32:5I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)
Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?
Isaiah 55:6Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.
Luke 15:4What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?
Luke 19:10For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.
Matthew Henry on Luke 23:33-44
The Crucifixion. 32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. 33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ,… Read the whole commentary →