Luke 23:33-35 from the NIV Bible:
Luke 23
33 When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals--one on his right, the other on his left.
34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." [1] And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."
If Jesus is truely God, then why did he ask God for forgiveness? Why didn't he just forgive him himself?