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Matthew 27:33-44
When they came to a place called Golgotha( which means Place of the Skull),they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it.After crucifying him, they divided his clothes by casting lots.Then they sat down and were guarding him there.Above his head they put up the charge against him in writing: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.Then two criminals were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.Those who passed by were yelling insults at him, shaking their headsand saying,“ You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him and said,“ He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.He trusts in God; let God rescue him now— if he takes pleasure in him! For he said,‘ I am the Son of God.’”In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with him taunted him.
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John 19:17-27
Carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.There they crucified him and two others with him, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle.Pilate also had a sign made and put on the cross. It said: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“ Don’t write,‘ The king of the Jews,’ but that he said,‘ I am the king of the Jews.’”Pilate replied,“ What I have written, I have written.”When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, a part for each soldier. They also took the tunic, which was seamless, woven in one piece from the top.So they said to one another,“ Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to see who gets it.” This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled that says: They divided my clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing. This is what the soldiers did.Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there, he said to his mother,“ Woman, here is your son.”Then he said to the disciple,“ Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
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Luke 23:27-38
A large crowd of people followed him, including women who were mourning and lamenting him.But turning to them, Jesus said,“ Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and your children.Look, the days are coming when they will say,‘ Blessed are the women without children, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed!’Then they will begin to say to the mountains,‘ Fall on us!’ and to the hills,‘ Cover us!’For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”Two others— criminals— were also led away to be executed with him.When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.Then Jesus said,“ Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided his clothes and cast lots.The people stood watching, and even the leaders were scoffing:“ He saved others; let him save himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”The soldiers also mocked him. They came offering him sour wineand said,“ If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”An inscription was above him: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
