Mark 15:21-32

Christian Standard Bible

²¹ They^(A) forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’s cross.^(B) He was Simon of Cyrene,^(C) the father of Alexander and Rufus.^(D)

²² They^(E) brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull^(F)). ²³ They tried to give him wine^(G) mixed with myrrh,^(H) but he did not take it.

²⁴ Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, casting lots^(I) 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: The King^(J) of the Jews.^{(K) 27} They^(L) crucified two criminals^[b](M) with him, one on his right and one on his left.^[c]

²⁹ Those^(N) who passed by were yelling insults^(O) at^[d] him, shaking their heads,^(P) and saying, “Ha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,^{(Q) 30} save yourself by coming down from the cross!”^{(R) 31} In the same way, the chief priests with the scribes^(S) were mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! ³² Let the Messiah,^(T) the King^(U) of Israel,^(V) come down now from the cross,^(W) so that we may see and believe.”^(X) Even those who were crucified with him taunted him.