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John 19:17–28

He carries his own cross to Golgotha, where he is crucified between two others

17and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to the place called the Place of the Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha,

18where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle.

19And Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross; and there was written, “Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews.”

20So many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, in Greek.

21So the high priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that that man said, ‘I am King of the Jews.’”

22Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

23So the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, a part for each soldier, and the tunic. Now the tunic was seamless, woven from the top throughout.

24So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but let us cast lots for it to see whose it will be,” so that the Scripture might be fulfilled that says, “They divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things.

25Now standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

26So Jesus, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near, says to his mother, “Woman, look, your son.”

27Then he says to the disciple, “Look, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.

28After this, Jesus, knowing that all was already finished, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, says, “I am thirsty.”

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15So they cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate says to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

16So then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus;

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29A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so putting a sponge full of the sour wine on hyssop, they held it to his mouth.

30So when Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.

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