The Crucifixion

^22 (A)Then they *brought Him to the place ^(B)Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. ²³ And they tried to give Him ^(C)wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. ²⁴ And they *crucified Him, and *^(D)divided up His garments among themselves, casting ^[a]lots for them to decide ^[b]what each man would take. ²⁵ Now it was the ^[c](E)third hour ^[d]when they crucified Him. ²⁶ The inscription of the charge against Him ^[e]read, “^(F)THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

²⁷ And they *crucified two ^[f]rebels with Him, one on His right and one on His left.^{[g] 29} Those passing by were ^[h]hurling abuse at Him, ^(G)shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! You who are going to ^(H)destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, ³⁰ save Yourself by coming down from the cross!” ³¹ In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “^(I)He saved others; ^[i]He cannot save Himself! ³² Let this Christ, ^(J)the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” ^(K)Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

The Crucifixion

^33 (A)And when they came to the place called ^[a]The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. ³⁴ [^[b]But Jesus was saying, “^(B)Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.”] ^(C)And they cast lots, dividing His garments among themselves. ³⁵ And the people stood by, watching. And even the ^(D)rulers were sneering at Him, saying, “He saved others; ^(E)let Him save Himself if this is the ^[c]Christ of God, His Chosen One.” ³⁶ The soldiers also ridiculed Him, coming up to Him, ^(F)offering Him sour wine, ³⁷ and saying, “^(G)If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” ³⁸ Now there was also an inscription above Him, “^(H)THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

^39 (I)One of the criminals who were hanged there was ^[d]hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the ^[e]Christ? ^(J)Save Yourself and us!” ⁴⁰ But the other responded, and rebuking him, said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹ And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving ^[f]what we deserve for our crimes; but this man has done nothing wrong.” ⁴² And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” ⁴³ And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in ^(K)Paradise.”

^17 (A)They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, ^[a](B)carrying His own cross, to the place called ^(C)the Place of a Skull, which ^(D)in ^[b]Hebrew is called, Golgotha. ¹⁸ There they crucified Him, and with Him ^(E)two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. ¹⁹ Now Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written: “^(F)JESUS THE NAZARENE, ^(G)THE KING OF THE JEWS.” ²⁰ Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written ^(H)in ^[c]Hebrew, Latin, and in Greek. ²¹ So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘^(I)The King of the Jews’; rather, write that He said, ‘I am ^(J)King of the Jews.’” ²² Pilate answered, “^(K)What I have written, I have written.”

²³ Then ^(L)the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made ^(M)four parts: a part to each soldier, and the ^[d]tunic also; but the tunic was seamless, woven ^[e]in one piece. ²⁴ So they said to one another, “^(N)Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be.” ^(O)This happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “They ^(P)divided My garments among themselves, and they cast ^[f]lots for My clothing.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.