686 B
686 B
As they led him away
"While the soldiers led Jesus away from where Pilate was"
seized one Simon of Cyrene
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. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
one
"a man named"
coming from the country
"who was coming into Jerusalem from the countryside"
laid the cross on him
"put the cross on his shoulders"
following Jesus
"and he followed behind Jesus"