They
pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of
Then
they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. And they
crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for
them to decide what each man should take. It
was the third hour when they crucified Him. The inscription of the charge against
Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
They
crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left. And
the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”
Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying,
“Ha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in
three days, save Yourself, and come down from the cross!” In the same way the
chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves
and saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. Let this Christ,
the King of
When
the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.
At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi,
Eloi, lama sabachthani?”
which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You
forsaken Me?” When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying,
“Behold, He is calling for Elijah.” Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour
wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah
will come to take Him down.” And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His
last. And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. When the
centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His
last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
There
were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses,
and Salome. When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to
Him; and there were many other women who came up with
Him to
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