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It was the ^[i](q)third hour ^[j]when they crucified Him.

The inscription of the charge against Him ^[k]read, "^(r)THE KING OF THE JEWS."

They *crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.

[^[l]And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors."]

Those passing by were ^[m]hurling abuse at Him, ^(s)wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who are going to ^(t)destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, "^(u)He saved others; ^[n]He cannot save Himself.

Let this Christ, ^(v)the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" ^(w)Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

^(x)When the ^[o](y)sixth hour came, darkness ^[p]fell over the whole land until the ^[q](z)ninth hour.

At the ^(aa)ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "^(ab) Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani ?" which is translated, " My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me ?"

When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah."

Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "^[r]Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down."

^(ac)And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.

^(z)When they came to the place called ^[i]The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

^[j]But Jesus was saying, "^(aa)Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." ^(ab)And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.

And the people stood by, looking on. And even the ^(ac)rulers were sneering at Him, saying, "He saved others; ^(ad)let Him save Himself if this is the ^[k]Christ of God, His Chosen One."

The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him, ^(ae)offering Him sour wine,

and saying, "^(af)If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!"

Now there was also an inscription above Him, "^(ag)THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

^(ah)One of the criminals who were hanged there was ^[l]hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the ^[m]Christ? ^(ai)Save Yourself and us!"

But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving ^[n]what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong."

And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come ^[o]in Your kingdom!"

And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in ^(aj)Paradise."

^(ak)It was now about ^[p](al)the sixth hour, and darkness ^[q]fell over the whole land until ^[r]the ninth hour,

^[s]because the sun was obscured; and ^(am)the veil of the temple was torn ^[t]in two.

And Jesus, ^(an)crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, ^(ao) into Your hands I commit My spirit ." Having said this, He breathed His last.

There they crucified Him, and with Him ^(ab)two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.

Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, "^(ac)JESUS THE NAZARENE, ^(ad)THE KING OF THE JEWS."

Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written ^(ae)in ^[k]Hebrew, Latin and in Greek.

So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, "Do not write, ‘^(af)The King of the Jews'; but that He said, ‘I am ^(ag)King of the Jews.'"

Pilate answered, "^(ah)What I have written I have written."

Then ^(ai)the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made ^(aj)four parts, a part to every soldier and also the ^[l]tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven ^[m]in one piece.

So they said to one another, "^(ak)Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be"; ^(al)this was to fulfill the Scripture: " They ^(am) divided My outer garments among them, and for My clothing they cast ^[n] lots ."

Therefore the soldiers did these things. ^(an)But standing by the cross of Jesus were ^(ao)His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and ^(ap)Mary Magdalene.

When Jesus then saw His mother, and ^(aq)the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, "^(ar)Woman, behold, your son!"

Then He *said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her into ^(as)his own household.

After this, Jesus, ^(at)knowing that all things had already been accomplished, ^(au)to fulfill the Scripture, *said, "^(av)I am thirsty."

A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so ^(aw)they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.

Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "^(ax)It is finished!" And He bowed His head and ^(ay)gave up His spirit.