Luke 23:43

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua)
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Verily	ἀμήν amēn	G281	properly · interjection — Hebrew
I say	λέγω· legō	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
unto thee	σοί soí	G4671	to thee
To day	σήμερον sēmeron	G4594	on the (i.e. this) day (or night current or just passed) · adverb
shalt thou be	ἔσομαι ésomai	G2071	will be
with	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
me	ἐμοῦ emoû	G1700	of me
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
paradise	παραδείσῳ.¶ paradeisō	G3857	a park · noun — dative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, wh…
Psalms 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
1 Timothy 1:15-16 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Luke 19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Psalms 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgaves…
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
John 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:32-43

In these verses we have, I. Divers passages which we had before in Matthew and Mark concerning Christ's sufferings. 1. That there were two others, malefactors, led with him to the place of execution, who, it is probable, had been for some time under sentence of death, and were designed to be executed on this day, which was probably the pretence for making such haste in the prosecution of Christ, that he and these two malefactors might be executed together, and one solemnity might serve. 2. That he was crucified at a place called Calvary, Kranion, the Greek name for Golgotha - the place of a skull: an ignominious place, to add to the reproach of his sufferings, but significant, for there he t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:43

Jesus said, &c.--The dying Redeemer speaks as if He Himself viewed it in this light. It was a "song in the night." It ministered cheer to His spirit in the midnight gloom that now enwrapt it. Verily I say unto thee--"Since thou speakest as to the king, with kingly authority speak I to thee." To-day--"Thou art prepared for a long delay before I come into My kingdom, but not a day's delay shall there be for thee; thou shalt not be parted from Me even for a moment, but together we shall go, and with Me, ere this day expire, shalt thou be in Paradise" (future bliss, Co2 12:4; Rev 2:7). Learn (1) How "One is taken and another left"; (2) How easily divine teaching can raise the rudest and wors…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 23:43

To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise - Marcion and the Manichees are reported to have left this verse out of their copies of this evangelist. This saying of our Lord is justly considered as a strong proof of the immateriality of the soul; and it is no wonder that those who have embraced the contrary opinion should endeavor to explain away this meaning. In order to do this, a comma is placed after σημερον, to-day, and then our Lord is supposed to have meant, "Thou shalt be with me after the resurrection I tell thee this, To-Day." I am sorry to find men of great learning and abilities attempting to support this most feeble and worthless criticism. Such support a good cause cannot need; and…

The Church Fathers

Through the mystery of the water and blood flowing out from the Lord's side, the robber received the sprinkling that gave him the forgiveness of sins. "You will be with me in this garden of delights."
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON TATIAN'S DIATESSARON 20.26

(Mor. 12. c. 9.) Or that flaming sword is said to be turning, because that He knew the time would come when it must be removed; when He in truth should come, who by the mystery of His incarnation was to open to us the way of Paradise.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He asked the Lord to remember him when He came into His kingdom, and the Lord said to him: Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise. For to be with Christ is life; therefore, where Christ is, there is life, there is the kingdom.
— Ambrose of Milan, EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 10.121

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Dictionary and topics

Heaven — (1.) Definitions. The phrase “heaven and earth” is used to indicate the whole universe (Gen. 1:1; Jer. 23:24; Acts 17:24). According to the Jewish notion there were three heavens, (a) The firmament,…
Hell — Derived from the Saxon helan, to cover; hence the covered or the invisible place. In Scripture there are three words so rendered: (1.) Sheol, occurring in the Old Testament sixty-five times. This…
Humiliation of Christ — (Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isa. 53; Matt. 26:59, 67; Ps. 22:6; Matt. 26:68), (4) his soul (Ps. 22:1;…
Paradise — A Persian word (pardes), properly meaning a “pleasure-ground” or “park” or “king’s garden.” (See EDEN.) It came in course of time to be used as a name for the world of happiness and rest hereafter…
Converts · .The thief on the cross — .The thief on the cross
Dead (People) · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Death Of Saints, The · Exemplified: One thief — Exemplified: One thief
Hades · 2. The realm (state) of the — 2. The realm (state) of the
Heaven · 3:12;5:3,8,12,20;6:20;8:11;13:30,43,49;18:10;19:21;22:30;25:34,46; — 3:12;5:3,8,12,20;6:20;8:11;13:30,43,49;18:10;19:21;22:30;25:34,46;
Hell · Which Christ visited — Which Christ visited
Paradise · The place of glorified spirits — The place of glorified spirits

Luke 23:43

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:32-43

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:43

Adam Clarke on Luke 23:43

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 23:43

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:32-43

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:43

Adam Clarke on Luke 23:43

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Luke 23:43

John Calvin on Luke 23:35-43

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 23:43