The King on a Cross^(A)

^26 (B)Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.

The King on a Cross^(A)

^32 (B)Now as they came out, ^(C)they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. ^33 (D)And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, ^34 (E)they gave Him ^[a]sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

^35 (F)Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, ^[b]that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

^36 (H)Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. ³⁷ And they ^(I)put up over His head the accusation written against Him:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^38 (J)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

³⁹ And ^(K)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, ^(L)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! ^(M)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

⁴¹ Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the ^[c]scribes and elders, said, ⁴² “He ^(N)saved others; Himself He cannot save. ^[d]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe ^[e]Him. ^43 (O)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

^44 (P)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

The King on a Cross^(A)

^21 (B)Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. ^22 (C)And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. ^23 (D)Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. ²⁴ And when they crucified Him, ^(E)they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.

²⁵ Now ^(F)it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. ²⁶ And ^(G)the inscription of His ^[a]accusation was written above:

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^27 (H)With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left. ^28 [b]So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ^(I)“And He was numbered with the transgressors.”

²⁹ And ^(J)those who passed by blasphemed Him, ^(K)wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! ^(L)You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, ³⁰ save Yourself, and come down from the cross!”

³¹ Likewise the chief priests also, ^(M)mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved ^(N)others; Himself He cannot save. ³² Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and ^[c]believe.”

Even ^(O)those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.

Paul and Barnabas Are Sent to the Gentiles

13 Now ^(A)in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: ^(B)Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, ^(C)Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

⁹ Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen.

⁶ whom they set before the apostles; and ^(A)when they had prayed, ^(B)they laid hands on them.

¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

^16 (A)Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus ^[a]and led Him away.

The King on a Cross^(B)

^17 (C)And He, bearing His cross, ^(D)went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,

²⁷ And ^(A)whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.