The Glad Tidings of Nikódemos 10

Yâhuwshúa` on Gulgólth’a

1. And Yâhuwshúa went out of the judgment hall and the two malefactors with Him. And when they were come to the place, they stripped Him of His garments and girded Him with a linen cloth and put a crown of thorns about His head: likewise also they hanged up the two malefactors. But Yâhuwshúa said: "Father forgive them, and release them from punishment, for they know not what they do." And the soldiers divided His garments among them. And the people stood looking upon Him, and the chief priests and the elders with them derided Yâhuwshúa`, saying: "He saved others, let Him save Himself, if He be the Son of the Power [let Him come down from the gallows-cross]!" And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him vinegar with gall; and they said: "If You be the King of the "Yehuwthím", save Yourself." [a crude scribal insert in the Latin version has Longinus piercing His side here, before Yâhuwshúa is even dead!] And Pilátus according to the sentence commanded His conviction to be written for a title in letters of Ivríyth, Greek, and Latin, according to the saying of the "Yehuwthím": that He was the King of the Yâhuwthím. 2. And one of the malefactors that were hanged [by name Gestas] spoke unto Yâhuwshúa, saying: "If You be the Anointed One, save Yourself, and us." But Dysmas answering rebuked him, saying: "Do you not fear Yâ-hwéh at all, seeing you are in the same condemnation? But we indeed justly receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing amiss." And having censured his companion, he exclaimed, speaking to Yâhuwshúa: "Remember me, Yâ-hwéh, when You might come into Your kingdom." And Yâhuwshúa said unto him: "’Âmë´n, ’Âmë´n, I say unto you, that today you shall be with Me in Pardë´ç."

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