Jesus

Then he released to them Bar-Abba; but Yeshua, after having him whipped, he handed over to be executed on a stake.

The governor's soldiers took Yeshua into the headquarters building, and the whole battalion gathered around him.

They stripped off his clothes and put on him a scarlet robe,

wove thorn-branches into a crown and put it on his head, and put a stick in his right hand. Then they kneeled down in front of him and made fun of him: "Hail to the King of the Jews!"

They spit on him and used the stick to beat him about the head.

When they had finished ridiculing him, they took off the robe, put his own clothes back on him and led him away to be nailed to the execution-stake.

As they were leaving, they met a man from Cyrene named Shim`on; and they forced him to carry Yeshua's execution-stake.

they gave him wine mixed with bitter gall to drink; but after tasting it, he would not drink it.

After they had nailed him to the stake, they divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.

Then they sat down to keep watch over him there.

Above his head they placed the written notice stating the charge against him, THIS IS YESHUA THE KING OF THE JEWS

Then two robbers were placed on execution-stakes with him, one on the right and one on the left.

People passing by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads

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!"

Likewise, the head cohanim jeered at him, along with the Torah-teachers and elders,

"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!"

"He trusted God? So, let him rescue him if he wants him!s After all, he did say, `I'm the Son of God'!"

Even the robbers nailed up with him insulted him in the same way.

At about three, Yeshua uttered a loud cry, "Eli! Eli! L'mah sh'vaktani? (My God! My God! Why have you deserted me?)"

On hearing this, some of the bystanders said, "He's calling for Eliyahu."

Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, soaked it in vinegar, put it on a stick and gave it to him to drink.

The rest said, "Wait! Let's see if Eliyahu comes and rescues him."

But Yeshua, again crying out in a loud voice, yielded up his spirit.

and after Yeshua rose, they came out of the graves and went into the holy city, where many people saw them.

When the Roman officer and those with him who were keeping watch over Yeshua saw the earthquake and what was happening, they were awestruck and said, "He really was a son of God."