The Soldiers Mock Jesus^(A)

^16 (B)Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called ^[a]Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison. ¹⁷ And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, ¹⁸ and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹ Then they ^(C)struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him. ²⁰ And when they had ^(D)mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

The King on a Cross^(E)

^21 (F)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 (G)And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. ^23 (H)Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. ²⁴ And when they crucified Him, ^(I)they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.

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

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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

²⁹ And ^(N)those who passed by blasphemed Him, ^(O)wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! ^(P)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, ^(Q)mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved ^(R)others; Himself He cannot save. ³² Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and ^[d]believe.”

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

Jesus Dies on the Cross^(T)

³³ Now ^(U)when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. ³⁴ And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, ^(V)“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

³⁵ Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, He is calling for Elijah!” ³⁶ Then ^(W)someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and ^(X)offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.”

^37 (Y)And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.

³⁸ Then ^(Z)the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. ³⁹ So ^(AA)when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that ^[e]He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”

^40 (AB)There were also women looking on ^(AC)from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, ⁴¹ who also ^(AD)followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb^(AE)

^42 (AF)Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, ⁴³ Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who ^(AG)was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴ Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. ⁴⁵ So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. ^46 (AH)Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. ⁴⁷ And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.