King of the Jews
25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, read: ‘THE KING OF THE JEWS.’ 27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on the right, and the other on the left. 28 And the scripture was fulfilled that said: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’
29 The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads, as they said: “Ah! you who ‘destroys the temple and builds one in three days,’ 30 Come down from the cross and save yourself!” 31 In the same way the chief priests, with the teachers of the law, said to one another in mockery: 32 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the ‘King of Israel,’ come down from the cross now, that we may see it and believe.” Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus reviled him.
33 At midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting until three in the afternoon. 34 And at three, Jesus called out loudly: “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani,” which means: ‘My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?’ 35 Some of those standing round heard this and said: “Listen! He is calling for Elijah!” 36 And a man ran, and soaking a sponge in common wine, put it on the end of a rod and offered it to him to drink, saying as he did so: “Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.” 37 But Jesus, giving a loud cry, gave up the ghost.
38 The temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 The Roman officer, who was standing facing Jesus, on seeing the way in which he expired, exclaimed: “This man must indeed have been ‘God’s Son’!” 40 There were some women also watching from a distance, among them being Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Little and of Joseph, and Salome; 41 All of whom used to accompany Jesus when he was in Galilee, and attend on him—besides many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
42 The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the preparation day (the day before the Sabbath), 43 Joseph of Arimathǽa, an honorable councilor, who was himself living in expectation of the kingdom of God, came and ventured to go in to see Pilate, and to ask for the body of Jesus. 44 But Pilate was surprised to hear that he had already died. So he sent for an officer, and asked if he were already dead; 45 And, on learning from the officer that it was so, he gave the corpse to Joseph.
46 Joseph, having bought a linen sheet, took Jesus down, and wound the sheet round him, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock; and then rolled a stone up against the entrance of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joseph, were watching to see where he was laid.
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