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.
28. And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, He was counted among the transgressors. [Isa. 53:12.]