22. They took Jesus to Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
23. They tried to give him wine mixed with a drug called myrrh, but he wouldn’t take it.
24. Next they crucified him. Then they divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get.
25. It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26. There was a written notice of the accusation against him. It read, “The king of the Jews.”
27. They crucified two criminals with him, one on his right and the other on his left.
29. Those who passed by insulted him. They shook their heads and said, “What a joke! You were going to tear down God’s temple and build it again in three days.
30. Come down from the cross, and save yourself!”
31. The chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings made fun of him among themselves in the same way. They said, “He saved others, but he can’t save himself.
32. Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with him were insulting him.
33. At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
34. At three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
35. When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, “Listen! He’s calling Elijah.”
36. Someone ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink. The man said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
37. Then Jesus cried out in a loud voice and died.
38. The curtain in the temple was split in two from top to bottom.
39. When the officer who stood facing Jesus saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, “Certainly, this man was the Son of God!”
40. Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary from Magdala, Mary (the mother of young James and Joseph), and Salome.