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.
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Mark 15:21-32
New Living Translation
The Crucifixion
21 A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[a] was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.) 22 And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). 23 They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it.
24 Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice[b] to decide who would get each piece. 25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26 A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.” 27 Two revolutionaries[c] were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.[d]
29 The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. 30 Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!”
31 The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! 32 Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him.
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