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In those days the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus into the praetorium, gathered the whole army against Him, and having undressed Him, put on Him a purple robe; and having wove a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and gave Him a reed in His right hand. and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! and they spat on him, and took a reed, and smote him on the head. And when they mocked him, they took off his scarlet robe, and clothed him in his garments, and led him away to be crucified. As they went out, they met a certain Cyrenean, named Simon; they compelled him to bear his cross.

Matthew 27:27–32

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In those days, the soldiers, having come to a place called Golgotha, which means: Place of the Skull, gave Jesus to drink vinegar mixed with gall; and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. And those who crucified Him divided His garments, casting lots; and they sat there to watch over him; And they put an inscription over His head, signifying His guilt: This is Jesus, King of the Jews. Then two thieves were crucified with Him, one on the right hand and the other on the left. And those who passed by cursed Him, shaking their heads, and saying, "He who destroys the temple, and builds in three days! save thyself; if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise, the chief priests, with the scribes, and the elders, and the Pharisees, mocking, said, "He saved others, but he cannot save himself; if He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and let us believe in Him; he trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he is pleasing to him. For He said, I am the Son of God. Likewise, the thieves who were crucified with Him reviled Him. And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour; and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice: Eli, Eli! Lama Savakhfani? that is: My God, My God! why hast thou forsaken me? And some of those who stood there, hearing this, said, He is calling Elijah. And immediately one of them ran, took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink. and others said, "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him." And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up his spirit. And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook; and the stones were scattered; and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep rose from the dead, and having come out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many. And the centurion, and those who were with him, seeing the earthquake and all that had happened, were greatly afraid, and said, Truly he was the Son of God.

Matthew 27:33–54

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On the next day, which follows Friday, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate and said, "Lord! We remembered that the deceiver, while still alive, said, "After three days I will rise; Therefore command that the tomb be guarded until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead. and the last deception will be worse than the first. Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; Go and guard as you know. They went and set a guard at the tomb, and put a seal on the stone.

Matthew 27:62–66

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