²⁹ and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they ^(A)mocked him, saying, “Hail, ^(B)King of the Jews!” ³⁰ And ^(C)they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. ³¹ And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and ^(D)led him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

^32 (E)(F)As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^(G)carry his cross. ^33 (H)And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ^34 (I)they offered him wine to drink, mixed with ^(J)gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵ And when they had crucified him, ^(K)they divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶ Then they sat down and ^(L)kept watch over him there. ³⁷ And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, ^(M)the King of the Jews.” ³⁸ Then two ^(N)robbers were crucified with him, ^(O)one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹ And ^(P)those who passed by ^(Q)derided him, ^(R)wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, ^(S)“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^(T)If you are ^(U)the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹ So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ^42 (V)“He saved others; ^(W)he cannot save himself. ^(X)He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ^43 (Y)He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ^44 (Z)And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

^5 (A)Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,^{[a] 6 (B)}who, though he was in ^(C)the form of God, did not count equality with God ^(D)a thing to be grasped,^{[b] 7} but ^(E)emptied himself, by taking the form of a ^(F)servant,^{[c] (G)}being born in the likeness of men. ⁸ And being found in human form, he humbled himself by ^(H)becoming obedient to the point of death, ^(I)even death on a cross. ^9 (J)Therefore ^(K)God has ^(L)highly exalted him and bestowed on him ^(M)the name that is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus ^(N)every knee should bow, ^(O)in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and ^(P)every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is ^(Q)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.