In paradise... That is, in the happy state of rest, joy, and peace everlasting. Christ was pleased, by a special privilege, to reward the faith and confession of the penitent thief, with a full discharge of all his sins, both as to the guilt and punishment; and to introduce him immediately after death into the happy society of the saints, whose limbo, that is, the place of their confinement, was now made a paradise by our Lord's going thither. 23:44. And it was almost the sixth hour: and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 23:45. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 23:46. And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And saying this, he gave up the ghost. 23:47. Now, the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: Indeed this was a just man. 23:48. And all the multitude of them that were come together to that sight and saw the things that were done returned, striking their breasts. 23:49. And all his acquaintance and the women that had followed him from Galilee stood afar off, beholding these things. 23:50. And behold there was a man named Joseph who was a counsellor, a good and a just man, 23:51. (The same had not consented to their counsel and doings) of Arimathea, a city of Judea: who also himself looked for the kingdom of God. 23:52. This man went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. 23:53. And taking him down, he wrapped him in fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewed in stone, wherein never yet any man had been laid. 23:54. And it was the day of the Parasceve: and the sabbath drew on. Parasceve... That is, the eve, or day of preparation for the sabbath. 23:55. And the women that were come with him from Galilee, following after, saw the sepulchre and how his body was laid. 23:56. And returning, they prepared spices and ointments: and on the sabbath day they rested, according to the commandment. Luke Chapter 24 Christ's resurrection and manifestation of himself to his disciples. 24:1. And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared. 24:2. And they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre. 24:3. And going in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 24:4. And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel. 24:5. And as they were afraid and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead? 24:6. He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke unto you, when he was yet in Galilee, 24:7. Saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and the third day rise again. 24:8. And they remembered his words. 24:9. And going back from the sepulchre, they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.