V. 25. And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. Mark notes the hour of the crucifixion, the third hour of the day, nine o'clock in the morning.
Thus did the crucifixion of the Lord of heaven and earth take place. The princes of this world crucified the Lord of glory, 1 Cor. 2, 8. Christ suffered the punishment of a criminal, 1 Pet. 2, 24. The chastisement of our peace lay upon Him, Is. 53, 5. He endured the shame and disgrace of this form of punishment, Heb. 12, 2. With His free will and consent He was hanged to the tree of cursing, Gal. 3, 13. His entire Passion was for our benefit, for the blessing of the whole world.
The sufferings of the cross: V. 26. And the superscription of His accusation was written over, The King of the Jews. In a spirit which savored of vengeful spite, Pilate had prepared a superscription for the cross of Jesus, stating the cause of His punishment, in much the same form as it had been given to Him by the Jewish authorities: The King of the Jews. Neither he nor the Jews themselves knew how true the words were, that this man was indeed, as the Redeemer of the world, the King of all mankind. But they had rejected Him and His message and thereby willfully excluded themselves from the blessings of the Kingdom.