12. And again Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with the Man Whom you call the King of the Jews?
13. And they shouted back again, Crucify Him!
14. But Pilate said to them, Why? What has He done that is evil? But they shouted with all their might all the more, Crucify Him [at once]!
15. So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus whipped, he handed [Him] over to be crucified. [Isa. 53:5.]
16. Then the soldiers led Him away to the courtyard inside the palace, that is, the Praetorium, and they called the entire detachment of soldiers together.
17. And they dressed Him in [a] purple [robe], and, weaving together a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him.
18. And they began to salute Him, Hail (greetings, good health to You, long life to You), King of the Jews!
19. And they struck His head with a staff made of a [bamboo-like] reed and spat on Him and kept bowing their knees in homage to Him. [Isa. 50:6.]
20. And when they had [finished] making sport of Him, they took the purple [robe] off of Him and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out [of the city] to crucify Him.
21. And they forced a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming in from the field (country), to carry His cross.
22. And they led Him to Golgotha [in Latin: Calvary], meaning The Place of a Skull.
23. And they [attempted to] give Him wine mingled with myrrh, but He would not take it.
24. And they crucified Him; and they divided His garments and distributed them among themselves, throwing lots for them to decide who should take what. [Ps. 22:18.]
25. And it was the third hour (about nine o'clock in the morning) when they crucified Him. [Ps. 22:14-16.]
26. And the inscription of the accusation against Him was written above, The King of the Jews.
27. And with Him they crucified two robbers, one on [His] right hand and one on His left.