Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”
“I have set My king on Zion, My holy hill.”
“I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God.
“But the tax collector, standing at a distance, would not even lift his eyes to heaven, but struck his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner.’
And we indeed, justly. For we are receiving the due reward of our deeds. But this Man has done nothing amiss.”
Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter His glory?”
Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
Thomas answered Him, “My Lord and my God!”
They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
seeking the events and time the Spirit of Christ, who was within them, signified when He foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves the one born of the Father.