text: 36c. Evangelist: 36d. Chorus I & II:
  37.
  Chorale
  38. Mt 26:69–75
  38a. Evangelist, Maid, Peter, Maid II:
  38b. Chorus II:
  38c. Evangelist, Peter:
  39.
  Aria (alto)
  40.
  Chorale
  41. Mt 27:1–6
  41a. Evangelist, Judas:
  41b. Chorus I & II:
  41c. Evangelist, High Priests:
  42.
  Aria (bass) with violin
  43. Mt 27:7–14
  43. Evangelist, Pilate, Jesus:
  44.
  Chorale
  45. Mt 27:15–22
  45a. Evangelist, Pilate, Pilate's wife:
  Chorus I & II:
  45b. Chorus I & II:
  46.
  Chorale
  47. Mt 27:23a
  47. Evangelist, Pilate:
  48–49.  –
  Recitative and Aria (soprano)
  50. Mt 27:23b–26
  50a. Evangelist:
  50b. Chorus I & II:
  50c. Evangelist, Pilate:
  50d. Chorus I & II:
  50e. Evangelist:
  51–52.  –
  Recitative and Aria (alto)
  53. Mt 27:27–30
  53a. Evangelist:
  53b. Chorus I & II:
  53c. Evangelist:
  54.
  Chorale
  55. Mt 27:31–32
  55. Evangelist:
  56–57.  –
  Recitative and Aria (bass) Lute instead of Viola da gamba in 1727/1729 version.
  58. Mt 27:33–44
  58a. Evangelist:
  58b. Chorus I & II:
  58c. Evangelist:
  58d. Chorus I & II:
  58e. Evangelist:
  59–60.  –
  Recitative and Aria for alto (from Chorus I), with a dialogue with Chorus II ("") in the Aria
  61. Mt 27:45–50
  61a. Evangelist, Jesus:
  61b. Chorus I:
  61c. Evangelist:
  61d. Chorus II:
  61e. Evangelist:
  62.