Jesus Crucified

   And there were two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. And when they were come to the place which is called calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left.
  Then said Jesus,
"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do"
  And they
parted his raiment, and cast lots. And the peolple stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him saying, 'he saved others; let him save himself, if he be christ, the chosen of God.'
   And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, and saying, 'if thou be the King of the Jews, save thyself.' And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin and Hebrew,
'
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS'.
  And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, 'If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 'But the other answering rebuked him, saying 'Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation. And we indeed justly: for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing amiss.' And he said unto Jesus, 'Lord, remmember me when thou comest into thy Kingdom.'
  And Jesus said unto him,
" verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in Paradise."
            Luke: 23: 32-43

   Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophs, and Mary magdalene.
  When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother,
" Woman, behold thy son!
Then saith he to his disciple, "behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
   After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith,
" I thirst."
  Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon a hyssop, and putit into his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said
" It is finished."
And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost.
            John 19: 25-30

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