²²They took Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means “The Place of the Skull”. ²³There they tried to give him wine mixed with a drug called myrrh, but Jesus would not drink it. ²⁴^*Then they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves, throwing dice to see who would get which piece of clothing. ²⁵It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. ²⁶The notice of the accusation against him said: “The King of the Jews”. ²⁷They also crucified two bandits with Jesus, one on his right and the other on his left.^x

²⁹^*People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus: “Aha! You were going to tear down the Temple and build it up again in three days! ³⁰Now come down from the cross and save yourself!”

³¹In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the Law jeered at Jesus, saying to each other, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! ³²Let us see the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him!”

And the two who were crucified with Jesus insulted him also.

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Footnotes

xSome manuscripts add verse 28: In this way the scripture came true which says, “He shared the fate of criminals” (see Lk 22:37).

Cross references

*15.24: Ps 22:18
*15.29 a: Ps 22,7; 109:25 15.29 b: Mk 14:58; Jn 2:19