We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
Parallel translations
- WEB And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
- KJV And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
- NKJV And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.”
- NASB And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our crimes; but this Man has done nothing wrong.”
- NLT We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.”
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Quick answer
The repentant criminal confessed they deserved their punishment but Jesus had done nothing wrong. He acknowledged his guilt and Christ's innocence.
Overview
This dying man makes a remarkable confession: he admits his just condemnation and declares Jesus blameless. His words combine genuine repentance with a clear testimony to Christ's sinlessness. Here, from an unlikely witness, comes another affirmation that the Savior dies as the innocent one in the place of the guilty.
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- Lev 26:40–41But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—
- Ezra 9:13After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),
- Matt 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Matt 27:24When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
- 1 Pet 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- Matt 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
- Josh 7:19–20So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
- Matt 27:19While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
- Neh 9:3While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
- Luke 22:69–70But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
- 2 Chr 33:12And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
- Dan 9:4And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
- Jas 4:7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- Luke 15:18–19I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
- 1 Jn 1:8–9If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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