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30 They spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him repeatedly on the head. 31 After they finished ridiculing Him, they stripped Him of the scarlet robe and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

32 Now as they were coming out, they found a man of [a]Cyrene named [b]Simon, whom they forced into service [c]to carry the cross of Jesus.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:32 A port city in north Africa.
  2. Matthew 27:32 The father of Alexander and Rufus, disciples in Rome.
  3. Matthew 27:32 The crossbeam was usually placed on the nape of the neck like a yoke.

30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.(A) 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.(B)

The Crucifixion of Jesus(C)

32 As they were going out,(D) they met a man from Cyrene,(E) named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.(F)

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