Father forgive them (Πατερ, αφες αυτοις). Second aorist active imperative of αφιημ, with dative case. Some of the oldest and best …

Father, forgive them. This is a fulfillment of the prophecy in Isaiah 53:12: He made intercession for the transgressors. The pray…

Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Again, the silence is broken, not by the cry of anguish or sigh of passionate compla…

And when they were come to the place, which, is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the o…

St. John Chrysostom: Because the Lord had said, Pray for them that persecute you, He also did this when He ascended t…

The presence of two criminals with Jesus emphasizes the humiliation of his execution and perhaps also his identification with sinners in his death …

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them. By this expression Christ gave evidence that he was that mild and gentle lamb, who was to be led out…

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them
When he was crucified between the two thieves, and as he hung upon the cro , a…

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 f…