Jesus spoke from the cross
A crowd of people stood watching. Many shouted at Jesus, saying "Save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
One of the criminals who was dying with Jesus said, "If you are the Messiah, save yourself and us!"
The other criminal said, "We are getting what we deserve, but Jesus has done nothing wrong." Then he said to Jesus, "Remember me when you come into your Kingdom."
"Today you will be with me in Paradise," Jesus told him.
The crowd thought that if Jesus were the Son of God, he would take care of himself first. But he put himself last, not first.
In the world, we are called powerful when we can get other people to do things for us. In God’s kingdom, we are powerful when we are like Jesus—using our gifts for others.