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17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him.
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They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.
18 And they began saluting him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
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And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
19 They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him.
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Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.
20 After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
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And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
21 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.
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A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.
22 Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull).
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They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
23 And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it.
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Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
24 And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.
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And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.
25 It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him.
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It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26 The inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews."
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The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left.
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They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left.
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