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Welcome to Day 2184 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom The Gospel of John \u2013 39 \u2013 Death On A Cross\xa0\u2013 Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message \u2013 11/13/2022 The Gospel of John \u2013 Part 5: Vindication Of The Word \u2013 Death on a Cross \xa0 Today we continue our series on the Good News according to John the Apostle. Last week, we focused on the three trials before the Roman officials, as Jesus was turned over for crucifixion by the High Priest and Sanhedrin. The Roman officials know that Jesus is not guilty of any crimes, and certainly of the death penalty, but they cave to the political pressures in a \u201cRush To Judgment.\u201d Our scripture for today is John 19:17-37, starting on page 1684 in the Pew Bible. After a mockery of the six illegal trials, Jesus was turned over for crucifixion. Today\u2019s message will focus on what crucifixion entails. Follow along as I read beginning in 19-17 \xa0The Crucifixion of Jesus So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.\xa017\xa0Carrying his own cross,\xa0he went out to the place of the Skull\xa0(which in Aramaic\xa0is called Golgotha).\xa018\xa0There they crucified him, and with him two others\u2014one on each side and Jesus in the middle. 19\xa0Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read:\xa0Jesus of Nazareth,\xa0the king of the jews.\xa020\xa0Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,\xa0and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek.\xa021\xa0The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, \u201cDo not write \u2018The King of the Jews,\u2019 but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.\u201d 22\xa0Pilate answered, \u201cWhat I have written, I have written.\u201d 23\xa0When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. 24\xa0\u201cLet\u2019s not tear it,\u201d they said to one another. \u201cLet\u2019s decide by lot who will get it.\u201d This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled\xa0that said, \u201cThey divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.\u201d[a] \xa0PS 22:18 So this is what the soldiers did. 25\xa0Near the cross\xa0of Jesus stood his mother,\xa0his mother\u2019s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.\xa026\xa0When Jesus saw his mother\xa0there, and the disciple whom he loved\xa0standing nearby, he said to her,\xa0\u201cWoman,[b]\xa0here is your son,\u201d\xa027\xa0and to the disciple,\xa0\u201cHere is your mother.\u201d\xa0From that time on, this disciple took her into his home....