²²And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated “Place of a Skull”). ²³And they attempted to give^* him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves^* by^* casting lots for them to see who should take what. ²⁵Now it was the third hour when they crucified him. ²⁶And the inscription of the charge against him was written, “The king of the Jews.”

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Footnotes

*Here the imperfect tense is translated as a conative imperfect (“attempted to give”)
*Here “among themselves” reflects the middle voice of the verb “divided”
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“casting”) which is understood as means

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. And it was the third hour when they crucified him. And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.

It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull). They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, casting lots for them to decide what each would get. Now it was nine in the morning when they crucified him. The inscription of the charge written against him was: The King of the Jews.

NLTNew Living Translation

And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it.

Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece. It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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