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What did Christ mean when he told the thief Today you will be with me in paradise?
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∙ 6y ago
Some argue that the comma in Luke 23:43 should be placed after "today" rather than before it. This would change the reading of the verse from "I tell you the truth, 'Today you shall be with me in paradise'" to "I tell you the truth today, 'You shall be with me in paradise.'" Jesus, in other words, wasn't promising the thief that they would be together in paradise the very day they both died. Rather, he was taking the occasion of their conversation (today) to assure the thief that someday the two would be in paradise together. Defenders of this view argue that this is the most natural way to translate the Greek of Luke 23:43.
But is this the most natural translation of this verse? In fact, no major modern translation of The Bible has adopted it. One reason is that placing a comma (which admittedly isn't in the Greek text) before "today," makes perfectly good sense of the meaning: The thief phrased his request vaguely, "when you come . . . ." But Jesus answered him specifically: not when, but "today." In keeping with good Greek, Jesus stressed this response by placing "today" first in the sentence (e.g., the adverb is in the emphatic position.) The addition of the comma after "truth" brings this out to English readers. In a word, there is no pressing grammatical reason to insert the comma at a different place.
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∙ 8y agoJesus said this to one of the criminals who were being crucified along side Him. It was a promise to the criminal who had shown repentance and asked Jesus to "remember him when He had come into His kingdom."
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What does Jesus' words I assure you that you will be with me in paradise mean?
This sentence was said by Jesus when He was Crucified and it was told to the thief crucified beside Him (on His right).It means that after the death of Jesus and the death of the thief crucified in His right,this thief will be with Jesus in the paradise as it is the place to which christians,good Christians, go after their death as a place to wait before the last day and after this day,good people will go from the paradise to the Eternal life with Jesus in the Heavens.Jesus said this to the thief crucified to His right because he accepted Jesus as a God and a Savior...
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Is Luke 23 verse 43 about the thief on the cross being with Jesus 'today' in paradise properly punctuated?
The "Paradise" in question was Jesus' reply to the thief's plea to Him to remember him:"...when you come into your Kingdom." (verse 42)The age-old argument among men of the placement of the punctuation around the word "today" seems to have superceded the context of what was being said. The punctuation [which was added when the original manuscripts were translated] takes care of itself when the subject of their conversation is understood.The remote possibility of entering into the Kingdom of God was the thief's concern. Evidently, he had heard Jesus' speak to the crowds at some time in the past... and he heard [and believed] Jesus' message about the "good news" [gospel] of the coming Kingdom that He will establish on earth, according to the prophecies.While the world, today, remains blinded to the Truth of Jesus' message to mankind regarding His coming Kingdom... the thief grasped it in his mind and heart, and BELIEVED IT! He was talking about WHEN JESUS WOULD ENTER INTO HIS KINGDOM that the thief humbly asked Jesus to "remember him."And WHEN did Jesus enter into His Kingdom? HE HASN'T DONE IT YET! It's still a future event that awaits Jesus' return. The THRONE of Jesus' Kingdom is KING DAVID's THRONE, which used to be in Jerusalem."...call His name Jesus. He shall be Great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the LORD God shall GIVE UNTO HIM THE THRONE OF HIS FATHER DAVID..." (Luke 1:31-32 KJV).Jesus Christ is coming back to re-establish David's throne in Jerusalem... to restore God's Kingdom to the earth! But it hasn't happened yet.So, neither Jesus nor the thief were in the "Paradise" of the Kingdom of God THAT DAY! That day... they BOTH DIED AND WERE BURIED!And to THIS DAY... neither Jesus nor the thief is in Christ's Kingdom, yet.So, the punctuation of the passage should be such that it should not be interpreted to mean that Jesus and the thief were both in Christ's Kingdom on THAT VERY DAY OF BOTH OF THEIR DEATHS... they couldn't be because they were both dead. But that Jesus put the Humble, Faithful, Believing thief's mind to rest regarding the future time when Jesus would establish His throne and Kingdom on earth [a time yet future to us, today], in Jerusalem, the place from whence David ruled:"I solemnly say to you this very day, YOU WILL BE IN PARADISE [the Kingdom of which you speak] WITH ME."
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