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There they crucified Jesus. They also crucified two other men, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
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Pilate wrote a sign and put it on the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews.
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The sign was written in the Jewish language, in Latin, and in Greek. Many of the Jews read the sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city.
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The leading Jewish priests said to Pilate, "Don't write, 'The King of the Jews.' But write, 'This man said, "I am the King of the Jews."' "
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Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."
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After the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, with each soldier getting one part. They also took his long shirt, which was all one piece of cloth, woven from top to bottom.
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So the soldiers said to each other, "We should not tear this into parts. Let's throw lots to see who will get it." This happened so that this Scripture would come true: "They divided my clothes among them, and they threw lots for my clothing." So the soldiers did this.
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Standing near his cross were Jesus' mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
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When Jesus saw his mother and the follower he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son."
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Then he said to the follower, "Here is your mother." From that time on, the follower took her to live in his home.
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After this, Jesus knew that everything had been done. So that the Scripture would come true, he said, "I am thirsty."