²⁶ And as they led him away, they laid hold on a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, and put the cross upon him to bear it behind Jesus.

²⁷ And a great multitude of the people, and of women who wailed and lamented him, followed him.

²⁸ And Jesus turning round to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me, but weep over yourselves and over your children;

²⁹ for behold, days are coming in which they will say, Blessed [are] the barren, and wombs that have not borne, and breasts that have not given suck.

³⁰ Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us:

³¹ for if these things are done in the green tree, what shall take place in the dry?

³² Now two others also, malefactors, were led with him to be put to death.

³³ And when they came to the place which is called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, the other on the left.

³⁴ And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And, parting out his garments, they cast lots.

³⁵ And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also [with them] sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.

³⁶ And the soldiers also made game of him, coming up offering him vinegar,

³⁷ and saying, If *thou* be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

³⁸ And there was also an inscription [written] over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews.

³⁹ Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

⁴⁰ But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost *thou* too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?

⁴¹ and *we* indeed justly, for we receive the just recompense of what we have done; but this [man] has done nothing amiss.

⁴² And he said to Jesus, Remember me, [Lord,] when thou comest in thy kingdom.

⁴³ And Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

⁴⁴ And it was about [the] sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour.

⁴⁵ And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple rent in the midst.

⁴⁶ And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired.

⁴⁷ Now the centurion, seeing what took place, glorified God, saying, In very deed this man was just.

⁴⁸ And all the crowds who had come together to that sight, having seen the things that took place, returned, beating [their] breasts.

⁴⁹ And all those who knew him stood afar off, the women also who had followed him from Galilee, beholding these things.

⁵⁰ And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good man and a just

⁵¹ (this [man] had not assented to their counsel and deed), of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who also waited, [himself also,] for the kingdom of God

⁵² —he having gone to Pilate begged the body of Jesus;

⁵³ and having taken it down, wrapped it in fine linen and placed him in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no one had ever been laid.

⁵⁴ And it was preparation day, and [the] sabbath twilight was coming on.

⁵⁵ And women, who had come along with him out of Galilee, having followed, saw the sepulchre and how his body was placed.

⁵⁶ And having returned they prepared aromatic spices and ointments, and remained quiet on the sabbath, according to the commandment.