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473 B
Markdown
19 lines
473 B
Markdown
## as they led him away ##
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"While the soldiers led Jesus away from where Pilate was"
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## seized one Simon of Cyrene ##
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The Roman soldiers had the authority to compel people to carry their loads. Do not translate this in a way that indicates that Simon was arrested or had done anything wrong.
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## one ##
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"a man named"
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## coming from the country ##
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"He was coming into Jerusalem from the countryside" (UDB)
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## laid the cross on him ##
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"put the cross on his shoulders" |