Section LII.

Section LII.

[1] ³⁶¹⁸And after that, Jesus knew that all things were finished; and that the scripture [2] might be accomplished, he said, I thirst.  ³⁶¹⁹And there was set a vessel full of vinegar:  and in that hour one of them hasted, and took a sponge, and filled it with that [3] vinegar, ³⁶²⁰and fastened it on a reed, and brought it near³⁶²¹ his mouth to give him a [4] drink.  ³⁶²²And when Jesus had taken that vinegar, he said, Everything is finished.  [5] ³⁶²³But the rest said, Let be, that we may³⁶²⁴ see whether Elijah cometh to save him.  [6, 7] ³⁶²⁵And Jesus said, My Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.  And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and said, My Father, into thy hands I commend³⁶²⁶ my spirit.  ³⁶²⁷He said that, and bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

[8] ³⁶²⁸And immediately the face of³⁶²⁹ the door of the temple was rent into two parts from [9] top to bottom; ³⁶³⁰and the earth was shaken; and the stones were split to pieces; and the [Arabic, p. 197] tombs were opened; and the bodies of many saints which slept, arose and [10] came forth; ³⁶³¹and after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and [11] appeared unto many.  ³⁶³²And the officer of the footsoldiers, and they that were with him who were guarding Jesus,³⁶³³ when they saw the earthquake, and the things which came [12] to pass, feared greatly, and praised God, and said, ³⁶³⁴This man was righteous; and, [13] Truly he was the Son of God.  ³⁶³⁵And all the multitudes that were come together to the sight, when they saw what came to pass, returned and smote upon their breasts.

[14] ³⁶³⁶And the Jews, because of the Friday, said, Let these bodies not remain on their crosses,³⁶³⁷ because it is the morning of the sabbath (for that sabbath was a great day); and they asked of Pilate that they might break the legs of those that were [15] crucified, and take them down.  ³⁶³⁸And the soldiers came, and brake the legs of the [16] first, and that other which was crucified with him:  ³⁶³⁹but when they came to Jesus, [17] they saw that he had died before, so they brake not his legs:  ³⁶⁴⁰but one of the soldiers pierced³⁶⁴¹ him in his side with a spear, and immediately there came forth blood and [18] water.  ³⁶⁴²And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true:  and he [19] knoweth that he hath said the truth, that ye also may believe.  ³⁶⁴³This he did, that [20] the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, A bone shall not be broken in him; ³⁶⁴⁴and the scripture also which saith, Let them look upon him whom they pierced.³⁶⁴⁵

[21] ³⁶⁴⁶And there were in the distance all the acquaintance of Jesus standing, and the women that came with him from Galilee, those that followed him and ministered.  [22] ³⁶⁴⁷One of them was Mary Magdalene; and Mary the mother of James the little and [23] [Arabic, p. 198] Joses, ³⁶⁴⁸and the mother of the sons of Zebedee, and Salome, and many others which came up with him unto Jerusalem; ³⁶⁴⁹and they saw that.

[24] ³⁶⁵⁰And when the evening of the Friday was come, because of the entering of the [25] sabbath, ³⁶⁵¹there came a rich man,³⁶⁵² a noble³⁶⁵³ of Ramah,³⁶⁵⁴ a city of Judah,³⁶⁵⁵ named Joseph, and he was a good man and upright; ³⁶⁵⁶and he was a³⁶⁵⁷ disciple of Jesus, but [26] was concealing himself for fear of the Jews.  ³⁶⁵⁸And he did not agree with the accusers [27] in their desire and their deeds:  ³⁶⁵⁹and he was looking for the kingdom of God.  ³⁶⁶⁰And this man went boldly, and entered in unto Pilate, and asked of him the body of [28] Jesus.  ³⁶⁶¹And Pilate wondered how he had died already:  and he called the officer of [29] the footsoldiers, and asked him concerning his death before the time.  ³⁶⁶²And when [30] he knew, he commanded him to deliver up his body unto Joseph.  ³⁶⁶³And Joseph bought for him a winding cloth of pure linen, and took down the body of Jesus, [31] and wound it in it; and they came and took it.  ³⁶⁶⁴And there came unto him Nicodemus also, who of old came unto Jesus by night; and he brought with him perfume³⁶⁶⁵ [32] of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.  ³⁶⁶⁶And they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in the linen and the perfume, as was the custom of the Jews to bury.

[33] ³⁶⁶⁷And there was in the place where Jesus was crucified a garden; and in that garden [34] a new tomb cut out in a rock,³⁶⁶⁸ wherein was never man yet laid.  ³⁶⁶⁹And they left [35] Jesus there because the sabbath had come in, and because the tomb was near.  ³⁶⁷⁰And they pushed³⁶⁷¹ a great stone, and thrust³⁶⁷² it against the door of the sepulchre, and [36] went away.  ³⁶⁷³And Mary Magdalene and Mary that was related to Joses came to [37] [Arabic, p. 199] the sepulchre after them,^{3674  3675}and sat opposite the sepulchre,³⁶⁷⁶ and saw the [38] body, how they took it in and laid it there.  ³⁶⁷⁷And they returned, and bought ointment³⁶⁷⁸ and perfume,³⁶⁷⁹ and prepared³⁶⁸⁰ it, that they might come and anoint him.  [39] ³⁶⁸¹And on the day which was the sabbath day they desisted according to the command.

[40, 41] ³⁶⁸²And the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered unto Pilate, and said unto him, ³⁶⁸³Our lord, we remember that that misleader said, while he was alive, After three days [42] I rise.  ³⁶⁸⁴And now send beforehand and guard the tomb³⁶⁸⁵ until the third day,³⁶⁸⁶ lest his disciples come and steal him by night, and they will say unto the people that he [43] is risen from the dead:  and the last error shall be worse than the first.  ³⁶⁸⁷He said unto them, And have ye not guards?³⁶⁸⁸ go, and take precautions as ye know how.  [44] ³⁶⁸⁹And they went, and set guards at the tomb, and sealed that stone, with the guards.

[45] ³⁶⁹⁰And in the evening of the sabbath, which is the morning of the first day, and in [46] the dawning³⁶⁹¹ while the darkness yet remained, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary and other women to see the tomb.  ³⁶⁹²They brought with them the [47] perfume which they had prepared, and said among themselves, ³⁶⁹³Who is it that will [48] remove for us the stone from the door of the tomb? for it was very great.  ³⁶⁹⁴And when they said thus, there occurred a great earthquake; and an angel came down [49] from heaven, and came and removed the stone from the door.  ³⁶⁹⁵And they came and found the stone removed from the sepulchre, and the angel sitting upon the [50] stone.  ³⁶⁹⁶And his appearance was as the lightning, and his raiment white as the [51] snow:  ³⁶⁹⁷and for fear of him the guards were troubled, and became as dead men.  [52] ³⁶⁹⁸And when he went away, the women entered into the sepulchre; and they found [53] [Arabic, p. 200] not the body of Jesus.  ³⁶⁹⁹And they saw there a young man sitting on the [54] right, arrayed in a white garment; and they were amazed.^{3700  3701}And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear ye not:  for I know that ye seek Jesus the [55] Nazarene, who hath been crucified.  He is not here; but he is risen, as he said.  ³⁷⁰²Come and see the place where our Lord lay.