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17 lines
548 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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# they seized
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The Roman soldiers had the authority to make people carry their loads. Do not translate this in a way that indicates that Simon was arrested for doing anything wrong.
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# one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country
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"a man named Simon, from the city of Cyrene, who was coming into Jerusalem from the countryside"
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# they laid the cross on him to carry, following Jesus
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"they put the cross on his shoulders for him to carry and follow behind Jesus"
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