Matthew 27:27–44

Jesus Is Mocked

^27gThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ^hgovernor’s headquarters,⁴ and they gathered the whole ⁱbattalion⁵ before him. ²⁸And they stripped him and put ^ja scarlet robe on him, ²⁹and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they ^kmocked him, saying, “Hail, ^lKing of the Jews!” ³⁰And ^mthey spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. ³¹And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and ⁿled him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

^32opAs they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^ocarry his cross. ^33qAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ^34rthey offered him wine to drink, mixed with ^sgall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵And when they had crucified him, ^tthey divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶Then they sat down and ^ukept watch over him there. ³⁷And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, ^vthe King of the Jews.” ³⁸Then two ^wrobbers were crucified with him, ^xone on the right and one on the left. ³⁹And ^ythose who passed by ^zderided him, ^awagging their heads ⁴⁰and saying, ^b“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^cIf you are ^dthe Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ^42e“He saved others; ^fhe cannot save himself. ^gHe is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ^43hHe trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” ⁴⁴ⁱAnd the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.