Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 23:43

"And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise." — Luke 23:43 (ASV)

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

The Master, you see, uses his old phraseology. In his preaching, he had been accustomed to say, "Verily, verily," and here he is, even on the cross, the same Preacher still, for there was such assurance, such confidence, such verity, in all his words, that he never had to alter his style of speaking. Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. Well does our poet put it:

"He who distributes crowns and thrones,
Hangs on a tree, and bleeds and groans."

He was distributing these crowns and thrones even while hanging on the tree. Tell it out among the nations that the Lord reigneth from the tree, may not be an exact translation of the Psalm, but it is true, Psalm or no Psalm.