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1 of the 2 criminals crucified with Jesus believed in God after being together being in the process leading to crucifixion. Can I know the approximate time/hours they were with Jesus before accepting God?
Nihal, it is very difficult - perhaps impossible - to know this with certainty. Our study of history can give us some ideas of how crucifixions were conducted, but this particular element of the Roman process. We can be sure that they were led out to the crucifixion site with Jesus (Luke 23:32), but beyond that we have little to no information.
It is very possible that these men were sentenced to be crucified before Jesus, especially because Jesus' trial was conducted on an emergency basis. His first trials, those before the high priest and the Sanhedrin, were conducted at an unusual #and illegal# time. So then, it is likely that the other two who were condemned to die had normal trials and had been kept at least overnight after being convicted.
Hope this helps, even if there aren't any definite answers about all the details.
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