Matthew 27:32-40

New Century Version

Jesus Is Crucified

³² As the soldiers were going out of the city with Jesus, they forced a man from Cyrene, named Simon, to carry the cross for Jesus. ³³ They all came to the place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull. ³⁴ The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with gall^[a] to drink. He tasted the wine but refused to drink it. ³⁵ When the soldiers had crucified him, they threw lots to decide who would get his clothes.^{[b] 36} The soldiers sat there and continued watching him. ³⁷ They put a sign above Jesus’ head with a charge against him. It said: this is jesus, the king of the jews. ³⁸ Two robbers were crucified beside Jesus, one on the right and the other on the left. ³⁹ People walked by and insulted Jesus and shook their heads, ⁴⁰ saying, “You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days. So save yourself! Come down from that cross if you are really the Son of God!”