Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” (LUK 23:42 NIV, 11-10-14)

Question. Why didn’t Matthew or Mark write about this? It’s seriously cool.

My guess: They didn’t know it happened. The man’s comments would have been quiet. Not the kind of thing you broadcast in front of a hostile crowd. And Jesus didn’t choose to make a scene about it. Some of His words on the Cross were shouts. This was a possibly whisper.

That’s a good example for us as we do our good deeds. Quietly. Not looking to get attention. Not letting even our left hand know.

Plus in this verse we get to see Jesus still caring about people who can do nothing for Him. Even in his moment of greatest pain.

And how did Luke know? He was the researcher, the one who talked to everyone. Including possibly the only person (the Centurian maybe) who heard this quiet exchange that transformed one person’s eternity.