271Then the soldiers of the governortookJesus into 2the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman 3cohortaround Him.
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They stripped Him and 4put a scarletrobe on Him.
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5And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His righthand; and they kneltdownbefore Him and mocked Him, saying, "6Hail, King of the Jews!"
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7They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.
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8After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robeoff Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
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9As they were coming out, they found a man of 10CyrenenamedSimon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.
The Crucifixion
3311And when they came to a placecalled12Golgotha, whichmeansPlace of a Skull,
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13they gave Him 14wine to drinkmixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling* to drink.
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And when they had crucified Him, 15they divided up His garmentsamong themselves by castinglots.
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And sittingdown, they began to 16keepwatchover Him there.
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And above His head they put up the chargeagainst Him which read, "17THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."