The Crucifixion

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A certain man from Cyrene, Shim`on, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country; and they forced him to carry the stake.

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They brought Yeshua to a place called Gulgolta (which means "place of a skull"),

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and they gave him wine spiced with myrrh, but he didn't take it.

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Then they nailed him to the execution-stake; and they divided his clothes among themselves, throwing dice to determine what each man should get.

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It was nine in the morning when they nailed him to the stake.

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Over his head, the written notice of the charge against him read, THE KING OF THE JEWS

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On execution-stakes with him they placed two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.

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And the passage from the Tanakh was fulfilled which says,

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People passing by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! So you can destroy the Temple, can you, and rebuild it in three days?

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Save yourself and come down from the stake!"

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Likewise, the head cohanim and the Torah-teachers made fun of him, saying to each other, "He saved others, but he can't save himself!"

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and, "So he's the Messiah, is he? The King of Isra'el? Let him come down now from the stake! If we see that, then we'll believe him!" Even the men nailed up with him insulted him.

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