The Crucifixion
Pilate hands Jesus over, and the soldiers take him away to the Place of the Skull. He is crucified between two others, while Pilate posts a notice naming him king. The sign is read widely because of the place and the languages used, and the chief priests object to the wording. Pilate refuses to change what he has written.
T16hen Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away. 17Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. 18There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle. 19Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: 20Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. 21So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’ ” 22Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
The soldiers divide Jesus’ garments and cast lots for the seamless tunic, bringing the Scripture into view. Near the cross stand Jesus’ mother, her sister, Mary of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. Jesus entrusts his mother to the beloved disciple, and the disciple takes her into his home from that hour.
23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: 25Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” 27Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.