Pilate asked, What do you want me to do to Him whom ye call the King of
the Jews? They cried out, Crucify Him. Then Pilate said to them, Why,
what evil has He done? And they cried out the more, Crucify Him.
And so Pilate, to content the people, released Barabbas to them. After
he had Jesus scourged, he delivered Him to be crucified. The soldiers
led Him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they called together
the whole troop. They clothed Him with purple, platted a crown of
thorns, and put it around His head. They saluted Him, Hail, King of the
Jews! They smote Him on the head with a reed, spit on Him, and bowing
their knees, worshipped Him.
After they mocked Him, they took off the purple cloth and put His own
clothes on Him, and led Him out to be crucified. They compelled a man
named Simon, a Cyrenian and the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was
passing by on his way out of the country, to bear His cross.
They took Him to the place called Golgotha, the place of a skull. They
gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink but He received it not. When
they had crucified Him, they parted His garments, casting lots for what
every man should take.
It was the third hour when they crucified Him. The superscription of
His accusation was written and hung over Him: The King of the Jews.
Along with Him they crucified two thieves; one on His right hand, and
the other on His left.
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