The first is forgiveness: Jesus knows how difficult it is for us to forgive. “Jesus said to him: ‘I do not say to you even seven times, but 70 times seven’” (Matthew 18:22).

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34). What thrills us is that this first word of prayer that Jesus offered was not for himself.

Jesus forgave those who crucified him, Jesus said, 'Forgive them, Father! They don't know what they are doing.' (Luke 23:34). This act of forgiveness shows that any act can be forgiven.

Some people say to love your enemies means giving them the gospel. Yes, but that’s a very safe answer. It’s Christianese. We can do better than that.

When I had a falling out with a long-time mentor, I insisted he owed me an apology. I found it impossible to forgive someone ...

For Lent, we should reflect on the Seven Last Words of Jesus. In Luke, Chapter 23, Verse 34, while being crucified, asked God; "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." ...

To forgive the truly horrible is to kiss the robe of God, to emulate no less a figure than the dying Jesus Christ. “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” ...

When Jesus was on the cross, he said, ‘God, forgive them, for they know not what they do,’’ Adams says during the Gracie Mansion event. Mayor Adams arrives for a court hearing at Thurgood Marshall ...

So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the wild beasts (Ezekiel 34:1-4). Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Glory be to the Father … ...

In the first of Jesus’s seven words from the cross — “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34) — our eyes are irresistibly drawn to the complex and ...