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When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it after Jesus.
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The Reality of Jesus' Suffering
Commentators explain that Jesus was so physically weakened from the beatings he had endured that he could no longer carry his own cross. The Roman soldiers, fearing he might die before they could crucify him, forced Simon of Cyrene to carry it, underscoring the brutal, physical reality of Christ's suffering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See Barnes on Matthew 27:32.
After Jesus. Probably to bear one end of the cross. Jesus was feeble and unable to bear it alone, and t…
They laid hold (επιλαβομενο). Second aorist middle participle of the common verb επιλαμβανω. The soldiers had no scruples about ta…
19th Century
Baptist
And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto th…
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Jesus was required, like others condemned to crucifixion, to carry the crossbar. The wood was heavy, and Jesus was weakened by the maltreatment. Th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And as they led him away From Pilate's hall, and out of the city of Jerusalem, towards Calvary; which was done by th…
Here we have the blessed Jesus, the Lamb of God, led as a lamb to the slaughter, to the sacrifice. Though many reproached and reviled him, yet some…
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