Jesus is Crucified^(A)

²¹ They forced a certain passer-by named^[a] Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus’^[b] cross. ²² They took Jesus^[c] to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place. ²³ They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he wouldn’t accept it. ²⁴ Then they crucified him. They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get. ²⁵ It was nine in the morning^[d] when they crucified him. ²⁶ The written notice of the charge against him read, “The king of the Jews.” ²⁷ They crucified two bandits^[e] with him, one on his right and the other on his left.^{[f] 29} Those who passed by kept insulting^[g] him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days— ³⁰ save yourself and come down from the cross!”

³¹ In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, “He saved others, but can’t save himself! ³² Let the Messiah,^[h] the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, since seeing is believing!” Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him.