Matthew 27:27-50

Darby Translation

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus with [them] to the praetorium, gathered against him the whole band,

²⁸ and having taken off his garment, put on him a scarlet cloak;

²⁹ and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

³⁰ And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat [him] on his head.

³¹ And when they had mocked him, they took the cloak off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify.

³² And as they went forth they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to go [with them] that he might bear his cross.

³³ And having come to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a skull,

³⁴ they gave to him to drink vinegar mingled with gall; and having tasted [it], he would not drink.

³⁵ And having crucified him, they parted his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots.

³⁶ And sitting down, they kept guard over him there.

³⁷ And they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.

³⁸ Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.

³⁹ But the passers-by reviled him, shaking their heads

⁴⁰ and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.

⁴¹ [And] in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,

⁴² He saved others, himself he cannot save. He is King of Israel: let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him.

⁴³ He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will [have] him. For he said, I am Son of God.

⁴⁴ And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him.

⁴⁵ Now from [the] sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;

⁴⁶ but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

⁴⁷ And some of those who stood there, when they heard [it], said, This [man] calls for Elias.

⁴⁸ And immediately one of them running and getting a sponge, having filled [it] with vinegar and fixed [it] on a reed, gave him to drink.

⁴⁹ But the rest said, Let be; let us see if Elias comes to save him.

⁵⁰ And Jesus, having again cried with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.