The King on a Cross^(A)

^21 (B)Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. ^22 (C)And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. ^23 (D)Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. ²⁴ And when they crucified Him, ^(E)they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.

²⁵ Now ^(F)it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. ²⁶ And ^(G)the inscription of His ^[a]accusation was written above:

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

^27 (H)With Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left. ^28 [b]So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ^(I)“And He was numbered with the transgressors.”

²⁹ And ^(J)those who passed by blasphemed Him, ^(K)wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! ^(L)You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, ³⁰ save Yourself, and come down from the cross!”

³¹ Likewise the chief priests also, ^(M)mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved ^(N)others; Himself He cannot save. ³² Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and ^[c]believe.”

Even ^(O)those who were crucified with Him reviled Him.

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb^(A)

^50 (B)Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. ⁵¹ He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, ^(C)who^[a] himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. ⁵² This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ^53 (D)Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. ⁵⁴ That day was ^(E)the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.

⁵⁵ And the women ^(F)who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and ^(G)they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. ⁵⁶ Then they returned and ^(H)prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath ^(I)according to the commandment.