Luke 23:43

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“And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.””

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BSBPD

“And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 23:43 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 33:27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
  2. Psalms 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
  3. Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
  4. Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
  5. Isaiah 53:11After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
  6. Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
  7. Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  8. Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
  9. Matthew 20:15Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
  10. Luke 15:4“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
  11. Luke 15:20So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
  12. Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
  13. John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
  14. John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
  15. Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
  16. 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
  17. 2 Corinthians 12:3And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—
  18. Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
  19. 1 Timothy 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
  20. Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
  21. Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

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