27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole detachment of soldiers before Him.
28. They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him,
29. and when they wove a crown of thorns, they put it on His head and put a staff in His right hand. They knelt before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
30. They spit on Him, and took the staff and hit Him on the head.
31. After they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
32. As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. This man they compelled to bear His cross.
33. When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
34. they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He tasted it, He would not drink it.
35. When they crucified Him, they divided His garments by casting lots to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, “They divided My garments among themselves and for My clothing they cast lots.”
36. And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
37. They put His accusation over His head, which read:
38. Then two thieves were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.
39. Those who passed by insulted Him, wagging their heads,
40. saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
41. Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,
42. “He saved others. He cannot save Himself. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.
43. He trusted in God. Let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
44. Even the thieves who were crucified with Him insulted Him in the same way.
45. Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.