21. but they kept crying out, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!”
22. So he said to them a third time, “Why? What wrong has this man done? I found no basis for an accusation deserving death in him. Therefore I will punish him and release him.”
23. But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he be crucified. And their cries prevailed.
24. And Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
25. And he released the one who had been thrown into prison because of insurrection and murder, whom they were asking for, but Jesus he handed over to their will.
26. And as they led him away, they seized Simon, a certain man of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and placed the cross on him, to carry it behind Jesus.
27. And a great crowd of the people were following him, and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.
28. But turning to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children!
29. For behold, days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that did not give birth, and the breasts that did not nurse!’
30. Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
31. For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
32. And two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him.
33. And when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” there they crucified him, and the criminals, the one on his right and the other on his left.
34. 〚But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”〛 And they cast lots to divide his clothes.