Mark 15:22-32

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²² They took Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which in translation means “Skull’s Place.” ²³ They gave him a mixture of wine and myrrh, but he didn’t drink it.

²⁴ So they crucified him; they “parted his clothing between them, casting lots” to see who would get what. ²⁵ It was about nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. ²⁶ The inscription, giving the charge, read: “The King of the Jews.” ²⁷ They also crucified two bandits alongside him, one on his right and one on his left.

²⁹ People who were passing by abused him. They shook their heads at him.

“Hah!” they said. “You were going to destroy the Temple, were you? And build it again in three days? ³⁰ Why don’t you rescue yourself, and come down from the cross?”

³¹ The chief priests and the lawyers were mocking him in the same way among themselves.

“He rescued others,” they said, “but he can’t rescue himself. ³² Messiah, is he? King of Israel, did he say? Well, let’s see him come down from the cross! We’ll believe him when we see that!”

The two who were crucified alongside him taunted him as well.