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==CHAPTER 51==

==CHAPTER 51==

Before Jesus was put on his cross, the two brigands had already been placed on their crosses, all the while cursing and spitting upon their executioners. Jesus' only words, as they nailed him to the crossbeam, were:

Before Jesus was put on his cross, the two brigands had already been placed on their crosses, all the while cursing and spitting upon their executioners. Jesus' only words, as they nailed him to the crossbeam, were:

*"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."

*"'''Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do'''."

The Apostle John, with Mary the mother of Jesus, Ruth, and Jude, arrived on the scene just after Jesus had been hoisted to his position on the cross. As Jesus saw his mother, with John and his brother and sister, he smiled but said nothing.

The Apostle John, with Mary the mother of Jesus, Ruth, and Jude, arrived on the scene just after Jesus had been hoisted to his position on the cross. As Jesus saw his mother, with John and his brother and sister, he smiled but said nothing.

One of the brigands railed at Jesus, saying:

One of the brigands railed at Jesus, saying:

*"'''If you are the Son of God, why do you not save yourself and us'''?"  

*"If you are the Son of God, why do you not save yourself and us?"  

But when he had reproached Jesus, the other thief, who had many times heard the Master teach, said:  

But when he had reproached Jesus, the other thief, who had many times heard the Master teach, said: