Jesus Is Crucified
26 And as they led him away, they seized Simon, a certain [man] of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, [and] placed the cross on him, to carry [it] behind Jesus.
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And a great crowd of the people were following him, and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.
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But turning to them, Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children!
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For behold, days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that did not give birth, and [the] breasts that did not nurse!'
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Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'
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For if they do these [things] {when the wood is green}, what will happen {when it is dry}?"
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And two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him.
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And when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," there they crucified him, and the criminals, the one on [his] right and the other on [his] left.
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[[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."]] And they cast lots to divide his clothes.
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And the people stood there watching, but the rulers also ridiculed [him], saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if this [man] is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!"
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And the soldiers also mocked him, coming up [and] offering him sour win
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and saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"
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And there was also an inscription over him, "This [is] the king of the Jews."
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And one of the criminals who were hanged there reviled him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself--and us!"
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But the other answered [and] rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, because you are undergoing the same condemnation?
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And we indeed justly, for we are receiving {what we deserve} [for] what we have done. But this man has done nothing wrong!"
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And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!"
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And he said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."