The Crucifixion

27:32 As53 they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced54 to carry his cross.55 27:33 They56 came to a place called Golgotha57 (which means “Place of the Skull”)58 27:34 and offered Jesus59 wine mixed with gall to drink.60 But after tasting it, he would not drink it. 27:35 When61 they had crucified62 him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.63 27:36 Then they sat down and kept guard over him there. 27:37 Above64 his head they put the charge against him,65 which read:66 “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” 27:38 Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 27:39 Those67 who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads 27:40 and saying, “You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself!68 If you are God’s Son, come down69 from the cross!” 27:41 In70 the same way even the chief priests—together with the experts in the law71 and elders72—were mocking him:73 27:42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down74 now from the cross, we will believe in him! 27:43 He trusts in God—let God, if he wants to, deliver him now75 because he said, ‘I am God’s Son’!” 27:44 The76 robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.77