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wove thorn-branches into a crown and put it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand. Then they kneeled down in front of him and made fun of him: "Hail to the King of the Jews!"
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They spit on him and used the stick to beat him about the head.
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When they had finished ridiculing him, they took off the robe, put his own clothes back on him and led him away to be nailed to the execution-stake.
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As they were leaving, they met a man from Cyrene named Shim`on; and they forced him to carry Yeshua's execution-stake.
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When they arrived at a place called Gulgolta (which means "place of a skull"),
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they gave him wine mixed with bitter gall to drink; but after tasting it, he would not drink it.
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After they had nailed him to the stake, they divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.
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Then they sat down to keep watch over him there.
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Above his head they placed the written notice stating the charge against him, THIS IS YESHUA THE KING OF THE JEWS
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Then two robbers were placed on execution-stakes with him, one on the right and one on the left.
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People passing by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads