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The governor's soldiers took Jesus into the governor's palace, and they all gathered around him.
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They took off his clothes and put a red robe on him.
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Using thorny branches, they made a crown, put it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand. Then the soldiers bowed before Jesus and made fun of him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
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They spat on Jesus. Then they took his stick and began to beat him on the head.
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After they finished, the soldiers took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
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As the soldiers were going out of the city with Jesus, they forced a man from Cyrene, named Simon, to carry the cross for Jesus.
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They all came to the place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull.
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The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with galln to drink. He tasted the wine but refused to drink it.
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When the soldiers had crucified him, they threw lots to decide who would get his clothes.
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The soldiers sat there and continued watching him.
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They put a sign above Jesus' head with a charge against him. It said: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.