Luk 23:43 | TNotes | STEP | 23:43 Jesus corrected the man by assuring him that today he would be vindicated in God’s presence (see also 2:11 ; 4:21 ; 5:26 ; 19:9 ). • The word translated paradise comes from a Persian word that means “garden”; it was used in Jewish literature for the Garden of Eden and also for heaven, the place of eternal bliss for God’s people (see 2 Cor 12:4 ; Rev 2:7 ; cp. Luke 16:22-23 ; 2 Cor 5:8 ).

a23:43►

b2:11►

c4:21►

d5:26►

e19:9►

f2 Cor 12:4►

gRev 2:7►

hLuke 16:22-23►

i2 Cor 5:8►

‏ Luke 23:43

23:43 ^a Jesus corrected the man by assuring him that today he would be vindicated in God’s presence (see also 2:11 ^b; 4:21 ^c; 5:26 ^d; 19:9 ^e).

• The word translated paradise comes from a Persian word that means “garden”; it was used in Jewish literature for the Garden of Eden and also for heaven, the place of eternal bliss for God’s people (see 2 Cor 12:4 ^f; Rev 2:7 ^g; cp. Luke 16:22-23 ^h; 2 Cor 5:8 ⁱ).