Matthew 27:32
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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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Matthew 27:38
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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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Mark 15:21
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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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- 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.
Mark 15:27
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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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John 19:17
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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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- 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.
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