32 When they got out onto the street, they grabbed a man who turned out to be Simon from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry the stake. 33 When they arrived at the place called Golgotha (which means ‘Place of the skull’), 34 [ref]they gave Yeshua some wine mixed with something bitter, but when he tasted it, he didn’t want to drink any.

35 [ref]Then they executed him on the stake and divided his clothes out by throwing dice 36 as they sat there guarding him. 37 They put a sign above his head that said, ‘This is Yeshua, the king of the Jews.’ 38 Two robbers were also executed on stakes—one on his right and one on his left.[fn]

39 [ref]Many of the people passing by bad-mouthed him, shaking their heads 40 [ref]and saying, “Ha, you reckoned you could demolish the temple and rebuild it in three days so save yourself now—if you’re really God’s son, just step down off that stake.”

41 Similarly, the chief priests and the religious teachers and the elders mocked him saying, 42 “Ha, he saved others but he can’t even save himself. If he’s Israel’s king, let him come down now from the stake and then we’ll believe in him. 43 [ref]He put his trust in God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him, because he did claim to be God’s son.”

44 Even the robbers who were being executed beside him derided him.