And he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.’ And he said to him, ‘Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise’” (Luke 23:39-43).

Editor’s Note: The Seven Last Words, taped at EWTN April 11, will be broadcast on Good Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern, hosted by Father Raymond J. de Souza. We marvel at the words of the Good Thief ...

The Second Word: “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Lk 23:43) Two thieves hung crucified to Jesus’ left and right. They were the ones with whom Jesus spent his ...

It comes from Luke 23:43: “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise”, at the end of the exchange between Jesus and the two criminals being crucified beside him as he hung on the ...

And to him, the Lord said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, today, you will be with me in Paradise" In his book “Golden Legend”, the author Jacobus de Voragine told of the story of the two thieves ...