Jesus is Crucified^(A)

³² As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus’^[a] cross. ³³ When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means “Skull Place”), ³⁴ they offered him a drink of wine mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. ³⁵ After they had crucified him, they determined who would get his clothes by throwing dice for them.^{[b] 36} Then they sat down there and continued guarding him. ³⁷ Above his head they placed the charge against him. It read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

³⁸ At that time two bandits^[c] were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left. ³⁹ Those who passed by kept insulting^[d] him, shaking their heads, ⁴⁰ and saying, “You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days—save yourself! If you’re the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

⁴¹ In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying, ⁴² “He saved others but can’t save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him^[e] come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. ⁴³ He trusts in God. Let God^[f] rescue him, if he wants to do so now. After all, he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

⁴⁴ In a similar way, the bandits^[g] who were being crucified with him kept insulting him.

Jesus is Crucified^(A)

²¹ They forced a certain passer-by named^[a] Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus’^[b] cross. ²² They took Jesus^[c] to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place. ²³ They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he wouldn’t accept it. ²⁴ Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get. ²⁵ It was nine in the morning^[d] when they crucified him. ²⁶ The written notice of the charge against him read, “The king of the Jews.” ²⁷ They crucified two bandits^[e] with him, one on his right and the other on his left.^{[f] 29} Those who passed by kept insulting^[g] him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days— ³⁰ save yourself and come down from the cross!”

³¹ In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, “He saved others, but can’t save himself! ³² Let the Messiah,^[h] the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, since seeing is believing!” Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him.

Jesus is Crucified^(A)

¹⁷ Carrying the cross all by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of a Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. ¹⁸ There they crucified him, along with two others, one on each side of him with Jesus in the middle. ¹⁹ Pilate wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus from Nazareth,^[a] the King of the Jews.” ²⁰ Many Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. It was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

²¹ Then the Jewish high priests told Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this fellow said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

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

²³ When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier, and took his cloak^[b] as well. The cloak was seamless, woven in one piece from the top down. ²⁴ So they told each other, “Let’s not tear it. Instead, let’s throw dice to see who gets it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture that says,

So that is what the soldiers did.

²⁵ Meanwhile, standing near Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.^{[d] 26} When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he kept loving standing there, he told his mother, “Dear lady,^[e] here is your son.” ²⁷ Then he told the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.