²² And^(A) they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means Skull Place^(B)). ²³ They tried to give Him wine^(C) mixed with myrrh,^(D) but He did not take it. ²⁴ Then they crucified Him and divided His clothes, casting lots^(E) for them to decide what each would get. ²⁵ Now it was nine in the morning^[a] when they crucified Him. ²⁶ The inscription of the charge written against Him was:

²⁷ They^(H) crucified two criminals^[b](I) with Him, one on His right and one on His left. [²⁸ So the Scripture was fulfilled that says: And He was counted among outlaws.]^{[c](J)[d] 29} Those^(K) who passed by were yelling insults^(L) at^[e] Him, shaking their heads,^(M) and saying, “Ha! The One who would demolish the sanctuary and build it in three days,^{(N) 30} save Yourself by coming down from the cross!”^{(O) 31} In the same way, the chief priests with the scribes^(P) were mocking Him to one another and saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself! ³² Let the Messiah,^(Q) the King^(R) of Israel,^(S) come down now from the cross,^(T) so that we may see and believe.”^(U) Even those who were crucified with Him were taunting Him.

³³ When^(A) they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left. [³⁴ Then Jesus said, “Father,^(B) forgive^(C) them, because they do not know what they are doing.”^(D)]^[a] And they divided His clothes and cast lots.^(E)

³⁵ The^(F) people stood watching, and even the leaders kept scoffing:^(G) “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”^{(H) 36} The soldiers also mocked Him. They came offering Him sour wine^{(I) 37} and said, “If You are the King of the Jews,^(J) save Yourself!”

³⁸ An inscription was above Him:^[b]

³⁹ Then^(K) one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at^[c] Him: “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us!”

⁴⁰ But the other answered, rebuking him: “Don’t you even fear God,^(L) since you are undergoing the same punishment? ⁴¹ We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”^{(M) 42} Then he said, “Jesus, remember me^[d](N) when You come into Your kingdom!”^(O)

⁴³ And He said to him, “I assure you: Today you will be with Me in paradise.”^(P)

¹⁷ Carrying^(A) His own cross,^(B) He went out to what is called Skull Place, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. ¹⁸ There they crucified Him and two others with Him, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. ¹⁹ Pilate also had a sign lettered and put on the cross. The inscription was:

²⁰ Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,^(C) and it was written in Hebrew,^[a] Latin, and Greek. ²¹ So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews,’^(D) but that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

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

²³ When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took His clothes and divided them into four parts, a part for each soldier. They also took the tunic, which was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. ²⁴ So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to see who gets it.” They did this to fulfill^(E) the Scripture^(F) that says: They divided My clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for My clothing.^(G)[b] And this is what the soldiers did.