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20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him.

The Way of the Cross. 21 They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian,[a] who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.(A)

The Crucifixion. 22 (B)They brought him to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull).

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Footnotes

  1. 15:21 They pressed into service…Simon, a Cyrenian: a condemned person was constrained to bear his own instrument of torture, at least the crossbeam. The precise naming of Simon and his sons is probably due to their being known among early Christian believers to whom Mark addressed his gospel. See also notes on Mt 27:32; Lk 23:26–32.

20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out(A) to crucify him.

The Crucifixion of Jesus(B)

21 A certain man from Cyrene,(C) Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus,(D) was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.(E) 22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).

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