They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.<\/p>\n
It was nine o\u2019clock in the morning when they crucified him. The inscription of the charge against him read, \u2018The King of the Jews.\u2019 And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, \u2018Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!\u2019 In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, \u2018He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.\u2019 Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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