[Mark17]

Because it has to be what you want it to be. The thief called Jesus "Lord", and knew about His coming kingdom. You don't know the story of the thief. So yes, you are making an over simplified assumption

You don't know the story of the thief bro. Matthew 27:44. Both initially mocked him. Later, one changed his mind.

[MHGinTN]

Brother, SP is a fanatical Mormon so twisting the scriptures to fit joe smith’s ism is at the heart of all SP posts.

[StormPrepper]

You don't know the story of the thief bro. Matthew 27:44. Both initially mocked him. Later, one changed his mind.

He just happened to change his mind? Really? I also know how stories get told. And how people view events. No one goes from mocking to humble repentance in 1 second. I view this in the same light as the three accounts of Saul on the road to Damascus. Three different accounts of the same event, two are wrong, but it was just an observation someone was making.

In reality I doubt if they were both actually mocking Jesus because one thief stopped the other from doing it. It was just an observation from those near by. Pretty much a nit pick by those on this thread trying to prop up a weak argument.