Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
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As soon as Christ was fastened to the cross, he prayed for those who crucified him. The great thing he died to purchase and procure for us, is the forgiveness of sin.
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This thought runs through Luke 23:34-38.
Luke 23:34 quoted in popular culture
- Apocatastasis
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: recompense it with good, for I am and have no other." And Christ said: " Father , forgive them , for they know not what they do," and there is no man who perhaps
- Ben-Hur (1959 film)
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: [Last lines] Judah: Almost at the moment He died, I heard Him say, " Father , forgive them for they know not what they do." Esther: Even then. Judah: Even then
- Eliphas Levi
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: the Art of Subduing the Powers, Chapter XII: The Terrible Secret " Father , forgive them ," said Jesus, "for they know not what they do." – People of good
- Forgiveness
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- Good Friday
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: who crucified Jesus then gambled for his clothes. But Jesus said, ' Father forgive them , for they don't know what they are doing'. Rev Ken Howcroft, in “Good
- House of Cards (season 3)
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- Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas
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- Ignorance
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah, Prologue: Patrologia Latina 24,17 Father , forgive them ; for they do not know what they are doing. Jesus Luke 23:34 Ignorance
- John Rucyahana
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: cross, he did not wait for the pain to subside. He cried to the Father , “ Forgive them for they don’t know what they are doing.” The fact that Jesus called
- Kahlil Gibran
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: died. But in the depth of my oblivion I heard Him speak and say, " Father forgive them , for they know not what they do." And His voice sought my drowned
- Miguel de Unamuno
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: recompense it with good, for I am and have no other." And Christ said: " Father , forgive them , for they know not what they do," and there is no man who perhaps
- Nkandu Luo
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- Passion of Jesus
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: for them. Just as they were nailing him to the cross, he said, “ Father , forgive them , for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). Can we imagine that
- Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom
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- Pope John Paul I
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- The Passion of the Christ
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Wikiquote match for "Father forgive them" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "Father forgive them". Snippet: him! Jesus: [sobbing and in pain, he looks up at the sky to pray] Father ... forgive them , for... they know not what they do. Dismas: [to Caiaphas] Listen