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32 (A)As they were going out, they met a Cyrenian named Simon; this man they pressed into service to carry his cross.

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The Crucifixion of Jesus(A)

32 As they were going out,(B) they met a man from Cyrene,(C) named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.(D)

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38 Two revolutionaries[a] were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left.

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Footnotes

  1. 27:38 Revolutionaries: see note on Jn 18:40 where the same Greek word as that found here is used for Barabbas.

38 Two rebels were crucified with him,(A) one on his right and one on his left.

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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)

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  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.

The Crucifixion of Jesus(A)

21 A certain man from Cyrene,(B) Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus,(C) was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.(D)

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27 With him they crucified two revolutionaries, one on his right and one on his left.(A)

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27 They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left.

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17 (A)and carrying the cross himself[a] he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:17 Carrying the cross himself: a different picture from that of the synoptics, especially Lk 23:26, where Simon of Cyrene is made to carry the cross, walking behind Jesus. In John’s theology, Jesus remained in complete control and master of his destiny (cf. Jn 10:18). Place of the Skull: the Latin word for skull is Calvaria; hence “Calvary.” Golgotha is actually an Aramaic rather than a Hebrew word.

17 Carrying his own cross,(A) he went out to the place of the Skull(B) (which in Aramaic(C) is called Golgotha).

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