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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
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and saying, "So you can destroy the Temple, can you, and rebuild it in three days? Save yourself, if you are the Son of God, and come down from the stake!"
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Likewise, the head cohanim jeered at him, along with the Torah-teachers and elders,
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"He saved others, but he can't save himself!" "So he's King of Isra'el, is he? Let him come down now from the stake! Then we'll believe him!"
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"He trusted God? So, let him rescue him if he wants him!s After all, he did say, `I'm the Son of God'!"
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Even the robbers nailed up with him insulted him in the same way.
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From noon until three o'clock in the afternoon, all the Land was covered with darkness.