67 The background of these women is disputed. Are they “official” mourners of Jesus’ death, appointed by custom to mourn death? If so, the mourning here would be more pro forma. However, the text seems to treat the mourning as sincere, so their tears and lamenting would have been genuine.
68 Or “who were beating their breasts,” implying a ritualized form of mourning employed in Jewish funerals. See the note on the term “women” earlier in this verse.

In other versions

And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him.

A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him.

A large crowd of people followed him, including women who were mourning and lamenting him.

A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women.

And a great crowd of the people were following him, and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

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