Without this, he would not have been able to rise to the height of faith which he did. Christ did not make any offer of salvation to the other thief, whose attitude was, "If thou be Christ, save thyself and us".
Bila hivi, asingekuwa na uwezo wa kuinuka kufikia imani aliyokuwa nayo. Kristo hakumpa tumaini lolote la wokovu yule mnyang’anyi mwingine, ambaye msimamo wake ulikuwa "Ukiwa ndiwe Kristo jiokoe mwenyewe na sisi".