27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him.

28And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,

29and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

30And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.

31And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him.

32As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross.

33And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),

34they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.

35And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.

36Then they sat down and kept watch over him there.

37And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews."

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

39And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads

40and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

41So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

42"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

43He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

44And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.