³⁴The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with gall ⁿ to drink. He tasted the wine but refused to drink it. ³⁵When the soldiers had crucified him, they threw lots to decide who would get his clothes. ⁿ ³⁶The soldiers sat there and continued watching him. ³⁷They put a sign above Jesus’ head with a charge against him. It said: this is jesus, the king of the jews. ³⁸Two robbers were crucified beside Jesus, one on the right and the other on the left. ³⁹People walked by and insulted Jesus and shook their heads, ⁴⁰saying, “You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days. So save yourself! Come down from that cross if you are really the Son of God!”

⁴¹The leading priests, the teachers of the law, and the Jewish elders were also making fun of Jesus. ⁴²They said, “He saved others, but he can’t save himself! He says he is the king of Israel! If he is the king, let him come down now from the cross. Then we will believe in him. ⁴³He trusts in God, so let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” ⁴⁴And in the same way, the robbers who were being crucified beside Jesus also insulted him.

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Footnotes

ngall Probably a drink of wine mixed with drugs to help a person feel less pain.
nclothes Some Greek copies continue, “So what God said through the prophet came true, ‘They divided my clothes among them, and they threw lots for my clothing.’ ” See Psalm 22:18.