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Narration 4
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Narrator: of the criminals on the cross beside Jesus began
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to hurl insults at Him, "Aren't You the Christ? Save
Yourself and us!" But the other criminal said to him,
"Don't you fear God since you are under the same
sentence? We're being punished justly for the crimes
we've committed. But this Man has done nothing wrong."
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Thief:
I am a thief, one of two criminals being crucified today. I
know I am guilty. I deserve to pay for my sins. But this
Man who hangs beside me is innocent. He has done
nothing to deserve such a death. And yet, I heard Him
say, "Father, forgive them for they don't understand
what they are doing." What Man would ask forgiveness
for those who nailed Him to a cross? He must be the very
Son of God, so I asked Him to have favor on me when He
comes into His kingdom. He looked at me with love and
pity and promised that I will be there with Him this very
day. Who offers that kind of undeserved love?
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hief drops his nail at the foot of the cross (or nails it into
the cross).
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