The Crucifixion

(Psalm 22:1–31, Matthew 27:32–44, Mark 15:21–32, Luke 23:26–43)

Then [Pilate] handed [Jesus] over to be crucified, and [the soldiers] took [Him] and led [Him] away.[fn] 17 Carrying His own cross, He went out to a place called[fn] [The] Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.

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[There] they crucified Him, and with Him two others, [one] on each side [with] Jesus in the middle.

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Pilate also vvv had a notice posted on the cross. It read

JESUS OF NAZARETH,

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, [and] Latin.[fn] 21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“{Do} not write,‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said,‘I am [the] King of the Jews.’ ”

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Pilate answered,“What I have written, I have written.”

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When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments [into] four parts, [one] for each soldier, [with] the tunic [remaining]. [It] was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24 So they said to one another, vvv“Let us not tear it Instead, let us cast lots to see who [will get] it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture

“They divided My garments among them,

and cast lots for My clothing.”[fn]

So that [is what] the soldiers vvv did.

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Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and vvv vvv [her] sister, [as well as] Mary the [wife] of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. 26 [When] Jesus saw [His] mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to [His] mother,“Woman, here [is] your son.” 27 Then He said to the disciple,“Here [is] your mother.” So from that hour, [this] disciple took her into [his] [home].

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