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41 lines
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# cross
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## Definition:
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In Bible times, a cross was an upright wooden post stuck into the ground, with a horizontal wooden beam attached to it near the top.
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* During the time of the Roman Empire, the Roman government would execute criminals by tying or nailing them to a cross and leaving them there to die.
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* Jesus was falsely accused of crimes he did not commit and the Romans put him to death on a cross.
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* Note that this is a completely different word from the verb “cross” that means to go over to the other side of something, such as a river or lake.
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## Translation Suggestions:
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* This term could be translated using a term in the target language that refers to the shape of a cross.
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* Consider describing the cross as something on which people were killed, using phrases such as “execution post” or “tree of death.”
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* Also consider how this word is translated in a Bible translation in a local or national language. (See: [How to Translate Unknowns](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown))
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(See also: [crucify](../kt/crucify.md), [Rome](../names/rome.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [1 Corinthians 1:17](rc://en/tn/help/1co/01/17)
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* [Colossians 2:15](rc://en/tn/help/col/02/15)
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* [Galatians 6:12](rc://en/tn/help/gal/06/12)
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* [John 19:18](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/19/18)
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* [Luke 9:23](rc://en/tn/help/luk/09/23)
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* [Luke 23:26](rc://en/tn/help/luk/23/26)
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* [Matthew 10:38](rc://en/tn/help/mat/10/38)
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* [Philippians 2:8](rc://en/tn/help/php/02/08)
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[40:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/40/01)__ After the soldiers mocked Jesus, they led him away to crucify him. They made him carry the __cross__ on which he would die.
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* __[40:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/40/02)__ The soldiers brought Jesus to a place called “the Skull” and nailed his arms and feet to the __cross__.
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* __[40:5](rc://en/tn/help/obs/40/05)__ The Jewish leaders and the other people in the crowd mocked Jesus. They said to him, “If you are the Son of God, come down from the __cross__ and save yourself! Then we will believe you.”
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* __[49:10](rc://en/tn/help/obs/49/10)__ When Jesus died on the __cross__, he received your punishment.
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* __[49:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/49/12)__ You must believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that he died on the __cross__ instead of you, and that God raised him to life again.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: G4716
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