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Matthew 27:31-33
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 27:31-33
New Catholic Bible
31 And when they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the robe, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him away to crucify him.
32 The Way of the Cross. As they went out, they encountered a man from Cyrene,[a] named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
33 Jesus Is Crucified on Calvary. When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull,[b]
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- Matthew 27:32 Cyrene: a Greek colony on the Libyan coast; a large Jewish community lived there. See note on Mk 15:21.
- Matthew 27:33 Skull (Latin: calvaria): a rounded, rocky elevation, about fifteen feet high. It was a former quarry that functioned as a garbage dump.
Matthew 27:31-33
New International Version
Matthew 27:31-33
New International Version
31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.(A)
The Crucifixion of Jesus(B)
32 As they were going out,(C) they met a man from Cyrene,(D) named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.(E) 33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).(F)
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