31 When the soldiers had finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the robe. They put his own clothes back on him and led him off to be nailed to a cross. 32 On the way they met a man named Simon who was from Cyrene, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
33 They came to a place named Golgotha, which means "Place of a Skull."27.33 Place of a Skull: The place was probably given this name because it was near a large rock in the shape of a human skull.34 Ps 69.21.There they gave Jesus some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain. But when Jesus tasted what it was, he refused to drink it.
35 Ps 22.18.The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes. 36 Then they sat down to guard him. 37 Above his head they put a sign that told why he was nailed there. It read, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews." 38 The soldiers also nailed two criminals on crosses, one to the right of Jesus and the other to his left.
39 Ps 22.7;109.25; Si 12.17,18; 13.7.People who passed by said terrible things about Jesus. They shook their heads and 40 Mt 26.61;Jn 2.19.shouted, "So you’re the one who claimed you could tear down the temple and build it again in three days! If you are God’s Son, save yourself and come down from the cross!"
41 The chief priests, the leaders, and the teachers of the Law of Moses also made fun of Jesus. They said, 42 "He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the king of Israel, he should come down from the cross! Then we will believe him. 43 Ps 22.8; Ws 2.18-20.He trusted God, so let God save him, if he wants to. He even said he was God’s Son." 44 The two criminals also said cruel things to Jesus.
The Death of Jesus
Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:28-30