The disciples and believers from the region round about joined the throng that followed Jesus to Calvary. The mother of Jesus was also there, supported by John, the beloved disciple. Her heart was stricken with unutterable anguish; yet she, with the disciples, hoped that the painful scene would change, and Jesus would assert his power, and appear before his enemies as the Son of God. Then again her mother’s heart would sink as she remembered words in which he had briefly referred to the things which were that day being enacted. {3SP 149.2}

Disciplene og de troende fra omegnen forenede sig med skaren, som fulgte Jesus til Golgata. Jesu moder var også der understøttet af Johannes, den elskede discipel. Hendes hjerte gennemtrængtes af en ubeskrivelig smerte; dog håbede hun såvel som disciplene, at de sørgelige scene ville forandres, at Jesus ville vise sin magt og åbenbare sig for sine fjender som Guds Søn. Men atter sank hendes moderhjerte, idet hun erindrede Jesu ord, hvorved han kostelig havde henvist til de begivenheder, som skete på denne dag.