35. The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
36. The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,
37. and saying, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
38. There was also an inscription over him, “This is the king of the Jews.”
39. One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”