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There is a convention that unnamed persons in scripture are often left unnamed so that we may then freely impute ourselves into the role or position of that individual in the story. That being so, the name of the "bad thief" is: (fill in your own name).
Then, realizing that the result of such an attitude and behaviour is loosing one's last best chance at salvation, one may choose to go the way of the other guy.
Tradition has named the repentant: "Dismas" and the unrepentant: "Gestas" but is not scriptural. In Matthew's Gospel, 27:44, both berate Jesus. In John's Gospel, 19:18 nothing is recorded coming from them. Only in Luke's Gospel, 23:39-43, is this version of the story, but neither are actually named; we are free to imagine ourselves in either role.
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∙ 13y agoNeither of the theives are identified by name. We have no record of who either of them are. I think the real point of the story is that one recognized Jesus for who He was and received forgiveness.
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∙ 11y agoDismas and Gestas according to the Gospel of Nicocemus X:2 "And one of the malefactors that were hanged [by name Gestas] spake unto him, saying: If thou be the Christ, save thyself, and us. But Dysmas answering rebuked him, saying: Dost thou not at all fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? and we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus: Remember me, Lord, in thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, that today thou shalt be (art) with me in paradise."
AnswerAccording to The Bible there wee clearly two thieves also on crosses at Calvary , along with Jesus. But one thing is clear their names are not mentioned at all.
While one taunted Jesus , the other asked Jesus forgiveness. and was saved.
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∙ 10y agoThe bible does not give us the name (s) of the two thieves who were on the right and left side of Jesus at Calvary.
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∙ 11y agoThe Bible does not tell us his name.
A tradition that began 300 years after the event (i.e., of no historical value whatsoever) gives him the name Dismas.
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∙ 12y agoTimmothy
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Dimas was the right hand thief name.
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Who died along with Jesus?
Two criminals, often called the "good" thief and the "bad" thief. The "good" thief admitted his sin and accepted Jesus on the cross. The"good thief" asked to come with Jesus to be with him; Jesus told him today you will be with me in paradise. He is said to be the first Saint as he went directly to Heaven by God's order.
Why is Good Friday meant to be good?
That is the day that Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
Who died on Good Friday?
Jesus christ as well as the two thieves died on the cross on good friday.
Most christians celebrate the day jesus died on the cross as?
Good Friday
Is Easter When Jesus died or came back to life?
Easter is the day Jesus rose from the dead. Good Friday was the day when he died on the cross for our sins.
What happens to Jesus on Good Friday?
On good Friday Jesus was made fun of and crucified. The people wanted to kill Jesus so they nailed him to a cross. They whipped Jesus and made him carry his cross to the hill of Golgotha.There he was crucified.
What is the name of the good thief on the cross on Calvary?
Dismas.
Why do we have hot cross buns?
We have hot cross bun because Easter is when Jesus died on the cross. On hot cross buns that is what the cross in the middle is for. Jesus give up his life on Good Friday and rose from the dead on Easter Sunday for all of humanity.
The day jesus died?
they hung him on a cross on the day we call good Friday and he rose from the dead on Easter
What is so good about Freaky Friday?
Jesus' sacrifice on the cross for all of the human race. Without it we would be destined for eternal death in the lake of fire.Good Friday was good, because it was the day that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins
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...
If Jesus he didn't die what is he doing in the heaven?
Jesus died on the cross on Good Friday and was entombed. HE rose from the dead on Easter Sunday and ascended to Heaven on Pentecost.
