Bible Verses About Soldiers: Crucified Jesus

then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;

and when they had mocked him, they took off from him the cloak, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify him .

And coming forth, they found a man, a Cyrenian, by name Simon: him they impressed that he might bear his cross;

and having come to a place called Golgotha, that is called Place of a Skull,

they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall, and having tasted, he would not drink.

And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet, `They divided my garments to themselves, and over my vesture they cast a lot;'

and sitting down, they were watching him there,

and they put up over his head, his accusation written, `This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'

And the soldiers led him away into the hall, which is Praetorium, and call together the whole band,

and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put it on him,

and began to salute him, `Hail, King of the Jews.'

And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him,

and when they had mocked him, they took the purple from off him, and clothed him in his own garments, and they led him forth, that they may crucify him.

And they impress a certain one passing by--Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus--that he may bear his cross,

and they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, `Place of a skull;'

and they were giving him to drink wine mingled with myrrh, and he did not receive.

And having crucified him, they were dividing his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each may take;

The soldiers, therefore, when they did crucify Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to each soldier a part, also the coat, and the coat was seamless, from the top woven throughout,

they said, therefore, to one another, `We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, `They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.