32 (A)As they were coming out, they found a man of (B)Cyrene named Simon, [a]whom they compelled to carry His [b]cross.

The Crucifixion

33 (C)And when they came to a place called (D)Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, 34 (E)they gave Him (F)wine mixed with [c]bile to drink; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink it.

35 And when they had crucified Him, (G)they divided His garments among themselves by casting [d]lots. 36 And sitting down, they began to (H)keep watch over Him there. 37 And above His head they put up the charge against Him [e]which read, “(I)THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

38 At that time two [f]rebels *were being crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left. 39 And those passing by were [g]speaking abusively to Him, (J)shaking their heads, 40 and saying, “(K)You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! (L)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying, 42 (M)He saved others; [h]He cannot save Himself! (N)He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 (O)He has trusted in God; let God rescue Him now, if He [i]takes pleasure in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 (P)And the [j]rebels who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him in the same way.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:32 Lit this one
  2. Matthew 27:32 I.e., the crossbeam for a cross
  3. Matthew 27:34 Prob. referring to the taste of myrrh, added to lessen pain
  4. Matthew 27:35 Lit a lot
  5. Matthew 27:37 Lit written
  6. Matthew 27:38 Or robbers
  7. Matthew 27:39 Or blaspheming
  8. Matthew 27:42 Or can He not save Himself?
  9. Matthew 27:43 Or desires;
  10. Matthew 27:44 Or robbers

Jesus is Crucified(A)

32 As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus’[a] cross. 33 When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means “Skull Place”), 34 they offered him a drink of wine mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. 35 After they had crucified him, they determined who would get his clothes by throwing dice for them.[b] 36 Then they sat down there and continued guarding him. 37 Above his head they placed the charge against him. It read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

38 At that time two bandits[c] were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left. 39 Those who passed by kept insulting[d] him, shaking their heads, 40 and saying, “You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days—save yourself! If you’re the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

41 In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying, 42 “He saved others but can’t save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him[e] come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God[f] rescue him, if he wants to do so now. After all, he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’

44 In a similar way, the bandits[g] who were being crucified with him kept insulting him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:32 Lit. his
  2. Matthew 27:35 The Gk. lacks for them
  3. Matthew 27:38 Or revolutionaries
  4. Matthew 27:39 Or blaspheming
  5. Matthew 27:42 Other mss. read If he is the king of Israel, let him
  6. Matthew 27:43 Lit. him
  7. Matthew 27:44 Or revolutionaries