26. So he set free for them Barabbas; and he [had] Jesus whipped, and delivered Him up to be crucified.
27. Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the palace, and they gathered the whole battalion about Him.
28. And they stripped off His clothes and put a scarlet robe (garment of dignity and office worn by Roman officers of rank) upon Him,
29. And, weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on His head and put a reed (staff) in His right hand. And kneeling before Him, they made sport of Him, saying, Hail (greetings, good health to You, long life to You), King of the Jews!
30. And they spat on Him, and took the reed (staff) and struck Him on the head.
31. And when they finished making sport of Him, they stripped Him of the robe and put His own garments on Him and led Him away to be crucified.
32. As they were marching forth, they came upon a man of Cyrene named Simon; this man they forced to carry the cross of Jesus.
33. And when they came to a place called Golgotha [Latin: Calvary], which means The Place of a Skull,
34. They offered Him wine mingled with gall to drink; but when He tasted it, He refused to drink it.
35. And when they had crucified Him, they divided and distributed His garments [among them] by casting lots so that the prophet's saying was fulfilled, They parted My garments among them and over My apparel they cast lots. [Ps. 22:18.]
36. Then they sat down there and kept watch over Him.
37. And over His head they put the accusation against Him (the cause of His death), which read, This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
38. At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right hand and one on the left.
39. And those who passed by spoke reproachfully and abusively and jeered at Him, wagging their heads, [Ps. 22:7, 8; 109:25.]
40. And they said, You Who would tear down the sanctuary of the temple and rebuild it in three days, rescue Yourself from death. If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41. In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, made sport of Him, saying,
42. He rescued others from death; Himself He cannot rescue from death. He is the King of Israel? Let Him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in and acknowledge and cleave to Him.