The King on a Cross^(A)

^32 (B)Now as they came out, ^(C)they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. ^33 (D)And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, ^34 (E)they gave Him ^[a]sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

^35 (F)Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, ^[b]that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

^36 (H)Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. ³⁷ And they ^(I)put up over His head the accusation written against Him:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^38 (J)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

³⁹ And ^(K)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, ^(L)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! ^(M)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

⁴¹ Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the ^[c]scribes and elders, said, ⁴² “He ^(N)saved others; Himself He cannot save. ^[d]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe ^[e]Him. ^43 (O)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

^44 (P)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

The King on a Cross^(A)

^21 (B)Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. ^22 (C)And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. ^23 (D)Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. ²⁴ And when they crucified Him, ^(E)they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.

²⁵ Now ^(F)it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. ²⁶ And ^(G)the inscription of His ^[a]accusation was written above:

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^27 (H)With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left. ^28 [b]So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ^(I)“And He was numbered with the transgressors.”

²⁹ And ^(J)those who passed by blasphemed Him, ^(K)wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! ^(L)You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, ³⁰ save Yourself, and come down from the cross!”

³¹ Likewise the chief priests also, ^(M)mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved ^(N)others; Himself He cannot save. ³² Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and ^[c]believe.”

Even ^(O)those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.

The King on a Cross^(A)

^17 (B)And He, bearing His cross, ^(C)went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, ¹⁸ where they crucified Him, and ^(D)two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. ^19 (E)Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was:

JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁰ Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.

²¹ Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ’ ”

²² Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

^23 (F)Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. ²⁴ They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:

Therefore the soldiers did these things.