Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
- KJV And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
- NKJV Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”
- NASB And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”
- NLT Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”
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Quick answer
The criminal asked Jesus to remember him when He came into His Kingdom. His simple plea is a model of saving faith.
Overview
Recognizing Jesus as a King whose reign lies beyond death, the dying man casts himself on His mercy. With no works to offer, he trusts Jesus to receive him into His Kingdom. This humble request, made to a crucified and mocked Savior, displays faith in its purest form and shows that salvation comes by grace through trust in Christ alone.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Rom 10:9–14that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
- Acts 16:31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- 1 Jn 5:11–13And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- 1 Cor 6:10–11nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
- Luke 12:8I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
- Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- Acts 20:21testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Jn 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
- Ps 106:4–5Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
- Dan 7:13–14In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
- 1 Pet 2:6–7For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Luke 24:26Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
- John 1:49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
- John 20:28Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
- Isa 53:10–12Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- 1 Pet 1:11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
- Ps 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
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