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