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Haggai 2

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¹ And all the people answered, "Let [the responsibility for] His blood be on us and on our children!"

² So he set Barabbas free for them; but after having Jesus severely whipped (scourged), he handed Him over to be crucified.

³ Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into[2] the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.

⁴ They stripped him and put a scarlet[3] robe on Him [as a king's robe].

⁵ And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand [as a scepter]. Kneeling before Him, they ridiculed Him, saying, "Hail (rejoice), King of the Jews!"

⁶ They spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him repeatedly on the head.

⁷ After they finished ridiculing Him, they stripped Him of the scarlet robe and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

⁸ Now as they were coming out, they found a man of[4] Cyrene named[5] Simon, whom they forced into service[6] to carry the cross of Jesus.

⁹ And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means[7] Place of a Skull,

¹⁰ they offered Him wine mixed with gall (myrrh, a bitter-tasting narcotic) to drink; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

¹¹ And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting[8] lots.

¹² Then sitting down there, they began to keep watch over Him [to guard against any rescue attempt].

¹³ And above His head they put the accusation against Him which read, "[9] THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

¹⁴ At the same time two robbers were crucified with Jesus, one on the right and one on the left.

¹⁵ Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him and jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule],

¹⁶ 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."

¹⁷ In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,

¹⁸ 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. He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'

¹⁹ The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way.

²⁰ Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).

²¹ About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud [agonized] voice, [10]"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

²² When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, "This man is calling for[11] Elijah."

²³ Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.

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1	And all the people answered, "Let [the responsibility for] His blood be on us and on our children!"
2	So he set Barabbas free for them; but after having Jesus severely whipped (scourged), he handed Him over to be crucified.
3	Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into[2] the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.
4	They stripped him and put a scarlet[3] robe on Him [as a king's robe].
5	And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand [as a scepter]. Kneeling before Him, they ridiculed Him, saying, "Hail (rejoice), King of the Jews!"
6	They spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him repeatedly on the head.
7	After they finished ridiculing Him, they stripped Him of the scarlet robe and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
8	Now as they were coming out, they found a man of[4] Cyrene named[5] Simon, whom they forced into service[6] to carry the cross of Jesus.
9	And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means[7] Place of a Skull,
10	they offered Him wine mixed with gall (myrrh, a bitter-tasting narcotic) to drink; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
11	And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting[8] lots.
12	Then sitting down there, they began to keep watch over Him [to guard against any rescue attempt].
13	And above His head they put the accusation against Him which read, "[9] THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
14	At the same time two robbers were crucified with Jesus, one on the right and one on the left.
15	Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him and jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule],
16	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."
17	In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,
18	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. He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'
19	The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way.
20	Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
21	About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud [agonized] voice, [10]"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
22	When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, "This man is calling for[11] Elijah."
23	Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.

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