28
They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
29
They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”
30
And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.
31
When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
32
Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.
33
And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).
34
The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it.
35
After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
36
Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there.
37
A sign was fastened above Jesus’ head, announcing the charge against him. It read: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
38
Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
[b].
Greek by casting lots. A few late manuscripts add This fulfilled the word of the prophet: “They divided my garments among themselves and cast lots for my robe.” See Ps 22:18 .