The Crucifixion

32 As they were on the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[5][Cyrene was a city in northern Africa.] and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.
33 Then they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means Skull Hill).
34 The soldiers gave him wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it.
        35 After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.[6][Greek by casting lots. A few late manuscripts add This fulfilled the word of the prophet: "They divided my clothes among themselves and cast lots for my robe." See Ps 22:18.]
36 Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there.
37 A signboard was fastened to the cross above Jesus' head, announcing the charge against him. It read: "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews."
        38 Two criminals were crucified with him, their crosses on either side of his.
39 And the people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.
40 "So! You can destroy the Temple and build it again in three days, can you? Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!"
        41 The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders also mocked Jesus.
42 "He saved others," they scoffed, "but he can't save himself! So he is the king of Israel, is he? Let him come down from the cross, and we will believe in him!
43 He trusted God—let God show his approval by delivering him! For he said, `I am the Son of God.' "