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21 And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
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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 And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means 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 garments among them, casting lots for them, 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 And it was the third hour when they crucified him.
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It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
26 And 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 robbers, 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.
29 And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
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Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,
30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!"
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come down from the cross and save yourself !”
31 So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.
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In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe."Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
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Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
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