¹⁶ Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.^(A)

The Crucifixion of Jesus^(B)

So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. ¹⁷ Carrying his own cross,^(C) he went out to the place of the Skull^(D) (which in Aramaic^(E) is called Golgotha). ¹⁸ There they crucified him, and with him two others^(F)—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

¹⁹ Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth,^(G) the king of the jews.^{(H) 20} Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,^(I) and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. ²¹ The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”^(J)

²² Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

²³ When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

²⁴ “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”

This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled^(K) that said,

So this is what the soldiers did.

²⁵ Near the cross^(M) of Jesus stood his mother,^(N) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.^{(O) 26} When Jesus saw his mother^(P) there, and the disciple whom he loved^(Q) standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,^[b] here is your son,” ²⁷ and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

The Death of Jesus^(R)

²⁸ Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,^(S) and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,^(T) Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” ²⁹ A jar of wine vinegar^(U) was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. ³⁰ When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.”^(V) With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

² By no means! We are those who have died to sin;^(A) how can we live in it any longer? ³ Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized^(B) into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ⁴ We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death^(C) in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead^(D) through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.^(E)

⁵ For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.^{(F) 6} For we know that our old self^(G) was crucified with him^(H) so that the body ruled by sin^(I) might be done away with,^[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin^(J)— ⁷ because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.^(K)

⁸ Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.^{(L) 9} For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead,^(M) he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.^{(N) 10} The death he died, he died to sin^(O) once for all;^(P) but the life he lives, he lives to God.

¹⁷ And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.^(A)

¹¹ In him you were also circumcised^(A) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh^[a](B) was put off when you were circumcised by^[b] Christ, ¹² having been buried with him in baptism,^(C) in which you were also raised with him^(D) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.^(E)

Living as Those Made Alive in Christ

3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,^(A) set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.^{(B) 2} Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.^{(C) 3} For you died,^(D) and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.