²¹ And they made one, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was going by, coming from the country, go with them, so that he might take his cross.

²² And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man's Head.

²³ And they gave him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it.

²⁴ And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.

²⁵ And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

²⁶ And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁷ And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

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²⁹ And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

³⁰ Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

³¹ In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself.

³² Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.