23. At Golgotha the soldiers tried to give Jesus wine to drink. This wine was mixed with myrrh. But he refused to drink it.
24. The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross. Then they divided his clothes among themselves. They threw lots to decide which clothes each soldier would get.
25. It was nine o’clock in the morning when they nailed Jesus to the cross.
26. There was a sign with the charge against Jesus written on it. The sign read: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
27. They also put two robbers on crosses beside Jesus, one on the right, and the other on the left.
28. [And the Scripture came true that says, “They put him with criminals.”]
29. People walked by and insulted Jesus. They shook their heads, saying, “You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days.
30. So save yourself! Come down from that cross!”
31. The leading priests and the teachers of the law were also there. They made fun of Jesus just as the other people did. They said among themselves, “He saved other people, but he can’t save himself.