John 19:18-25 There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” Therefore many of the Jews read this...
Matthew 27:34-38 they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink. And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots. And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there....
Mark 15:23-28 They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. And they crucified Him, and divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take. It was the third hour when they crucified Him. The...
Thoughts: 1: John says in 19:20 that Jesus was crucified “near the city”. That implies that he was outside the walls of the city. Josephus, in the War of the Jews 5.4 describes Jerusalem and the walls. He indicates that there were two walls. Josephus...
John 19:16-17 They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. NASB
