230. The Second Word From the Cross—To the Thief. Mt. 27:44; Mk. 15:32; Lk. 23:39–43

And one of the criminals who was crucified with the Lord reviled him and cursed him, saying: If you are the Christ, save yourself and us. But the other rebuked him, saying: Do you not fear God, when you are condemned to the same sentence? And we are condemned justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds, but he has done nothing wrong. And he said to the Lord Jesus: Remember me, Lord, when you come into your kingdom! And the Lord Jesus said to him: Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.