The King on a Cross(A)

32 (B)Now as they came out, (C)they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. 33 (D)And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, 34 (E)they gave Him [a]sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

35 (F)Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, [b]that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

(G)“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”

36 (H)Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. 37 And they (I)put up over His head the accusation written against Him:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38 (J)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

39 And (K)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, (L)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! (M)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the [c]scribes and elders, said, 42 “He (N)saved others; Himself He cannot save. [d]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe [e]Him. 43 (O)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

44 (P)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

Jesus Dies on the Cross(Q)

45 (R)Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. 46 And about the ninth hour (S)Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, (T)“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, (U)filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.

49 The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”

50 And Jesus (V)cried out again with a loud voice, and (W)yielded up His spirit.

51 Then, behold, (X)the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, 52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

54 (Y)So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, (Z)“Truly this was the Son of God!”

55 And many women (AA)who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar, 56 (AB)among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and [f]Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:34 NU omits sour
  2. Matthew 27:35 NU, M omit the rest of v. 35.
  3. Matthew 27:41 M scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders
  4. Matthew 27:42 NU omits If
  5. Matthew 27:42 NU, M in Him
  6. Matthew 27:56 NU Joseph

The King on a Cross(A)

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

25 Now (F)it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. 26 And (G)the inscription of His [a]accusation was written above:

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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

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

Even (O)those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.

Jesus Dies on the Cross(P)

33 Now (Q)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, (R)“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 (S)someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and (T)offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.”

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

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

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

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  1. Mark 15:26 crime
  2. Mark 15:28 NU omits v. 28.
  3. Mark 15:32 M believe Him
  4. Mark 15:39 NU He thus breathed His last

The King on a Cross(A)

26 (B)Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.

27 And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. 28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 (C)For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!’ 30 Then they will begin (D)‘to say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!” ’ 31 (E)For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?”

32 (F)There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. 33 And (G)when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. 34 [a]Then Jesus said, “Father, (H)forgive them, for (I)they do not know what they do.”

And (J)they divided His garments and cast lots. 35 And (K)the people stood looking on. But even the (L)rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”

36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him (M)sour wine, 37 and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

38 (N)And an inscription also was [b]written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 (O)Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, [c]“If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done (P)nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said [d]to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”

43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in (Q)Paradise.”

Jesus Dies on the Cross(R)

44 (S)Now it [e]was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 Then the sun was [f]darkened, and (T)the veil of the temple was torn in [g]two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, (U)‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ (V)Having said this, He breathed His last.

47 (W)So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”

48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. 49 (X)But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 23:34 NU brackets the first sentence as a later addition.
  2. Luke 23:38 NU omits written and in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew
  3. Luke 23:39 NU Are You not the Christ? Save
  4. Luke 23:42 NU “Jesus, remember me
  5. Luke 23:44 NU adds already
  6. Luke 23:45 NU obscured
  7. Luke 23:45 the middle

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