Matthew 27:33-44
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
34 they offered Him wine mixed with gall (myrrh, a bitter-tasting narcotic) to drink; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
35 And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting (b)lots.(B)
36 Then sitting down there, they began to keep watch over Him [to guard against any rescue attempt].
37 And above His head they put the accusation against Him which read, “(c)THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
38 At the same time two robbers were crucified with Jesus, one on the right and one on the left.
39 Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him and jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule],(C)
40 and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
41 In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,
42 “He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him and acknowledge Him.
43 He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”(D)
44 The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way.
Footnotes:
a.
Matthew 27:33: Latin: Calvarius; or Calvary; Aram: Golgotha; Greek: Kranion.
b.
Matthew 27:35: This fulfilled the prophecy of Ps 22:18, “They divide My clothes among them.”
c.
Matthew 27:37: The wording of the inscription, which was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, varies slightly in each Gospel account and was probably a combination of them all, “This is Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”