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They tried to give him wine mixed with a drug called myrrh, but he wouldn't take it.
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Next they crucified him. Then they divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get.
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It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
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There was a written notice of the accusation against him. It read, "The king of the Jews."
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They crucified two criminals with him, one on his right and the other on his left.
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Those who passed by insulted him. They shook their heads and said, "What a joke! You were going to tear down God's temple and build it again in three days.
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Come down from the cross, and save yourself!"
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The chief priests and the scribes made fun of him among themselves in the same way. They said, "He saved others, but he can't save himself.
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Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now so that we may see and believe." Even those who were crucified with him were insulting him.
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At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.