Matthew 27:31-51

New King James Version

³¹ And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, ^(A)and led Him away to be crucified.

The King on a Cross^(B)

^32 (C)Now as they came out, ^(D)they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. ^33 (E)And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, ^34 (F)they gave Him ^[a]sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

^35 (G)Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, ^[b]that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:

^36 (I)Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there. ³⁷ And they ^(J)put up over His head the accusation written against Him:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^38 (K)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

³⁹ And ^(L)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, ^(M)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! ^(N)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

⁴¹ Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the ^[c]scribes and elders, said, ⁴² “He ^(O)saved others; Himself He cannot save. ^[d]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe ^[e]Him. ^43 (P)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

^44 (Q)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

Jesus Dies on the Cross^(R)

^45 (S)Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. ⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour ^(T)Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, ^(U)“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

⁴⁷ Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” ⁴⁸ Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, ^(V)filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.

⁴⁹ The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”

⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(W)cried out again with a loud voice, and ^(X)yielded up His spirit.

⁵¹ Then, behold, ^(Y)the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,