The Life of Jesus

And in like manner also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,

`Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him;

he hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said--Son of God I am;'

with the same also the robbers, who were crucified with him, were reproaching him.

And from the sixth hour darkness came over all the land unto the ninth hour,

and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, `Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, `My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'

And certain of those standing there having heard, said--`Elijah he doth call;'

and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled it with vinegar, and having put it on a reed, was giving him to drink,

but the rest said, `Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come--about to save him.'

And Jesus having again cried with a great voice, yielded the spirit;

and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep, arose,

and having come forth out of the tombs after his rising, they went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, `Truly this was God's Son.'

And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,

among whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and of Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus,

he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.

And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen,

and laid it in his new tomb, that he hewed in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he went away;

and there were there Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over-against the sepulchre.

And on the morrow that is after the preparation, were gathered together the chief priests, and the Pharisees, unto Pilate,

saying, `Sir, we have remembered that that deceiver said while yet living, After three days I do rise;

command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'

And Pilate said to them, `Ye have a watch, go away, make secure--as ye have known;'