<p>23:32 <i>And two others, both criminals, were led out with him to be executed</i>- Mt. 27:38 RV has a dramatic change of tense: &ldquo;Then are there crucified with him&hellip;&quot;. Mark&rsquo;s present tenses are also arresting: &ldquo;plaiting&hellip;&nbsp; they clothe him&hellip; they smote&hellip;&quot; (Mk. 15:17,19 RV). Perhaps Mark is seeking consciously to make us imagine it all as going on before our eyes. Take just Mk. 15:23-26: &ldquo;They offered&hellip;&nbsp; they crucify&hellip;&nbsp; and part&hellip; casting lots&hellip; crucified&hellip; was written&quot;. These arresting changes are surely to encourage us to re-live it all. Mark speaks of &ldquo;they crucify him&quot;, going on to say that &ldquo;then are there two crucified with him&quot; (Mk. 15:38 RV), whereas Luke records the act in the past tense. Significantly, very few actual details are given by the Gospel writers of both the scourging and the crucifixion. It could be that they felt it impossible to dwell upon these things; or it could be that they and their readers knew what was involved in these practices, and we are left to dwell upon them in our own imagination. We are intended to reconstruct in our own minds what may have happened&hellip; We have a solemn duty towards Him to do this. This is perhaps why the tenses change so dramatically in the records.</p>