Expository Thoughts
Technical Notes:
17. And he, bearing his cross, went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew
Golgotha, 18. where they crucified him, and two others with him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. 19.
And Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.20. Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. 21. Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write, The King of the Jews, but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
22. Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 23.
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also his coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 24. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be, that the scripture might be fulfilled which says, They divided my raiment among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. Therefore the soldiers did these things. 25.
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary
Magdalene. 26. When Jesus therefore saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing by, he said to his mother, Woman, behold your son! 27. Then he said to the