And they crucified him. To crucify means to put to death on a cross. The cross has been described at Matthew 27:32.

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They crucified him. The cross used in capital punishment varied in its form. It was sometimes simply a stake on which the sufferer…

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. And sit…

Glossa Ordinaria: Having described how Christ was led to the scene of His Passion, the Evangelist proceeds to the Passion itse…

Jesus was nailed to the crossbeam, which was then hoisted to its place on the upright. His feet were then nailed to the upright. The Romans crucifi…

They parted his garments. It is certain that the soldiers also did this according to custom, dividing among themselves the clothes of a ma…

And they crucified him
That is, the soldiers: they laid the cross upon the ground, and stretched Christ upon it; the…

It was customary to shame criminals by posting a written notice of the crime for which they suffered. So they placed such a notice over Christ's he…

After relating His condemnation, His Pa ion and death are treated here; and secondly, His burial is treated, where it is said, And when…