Matthew 5:41
New Living Translation
41 If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile,[a] carry it two miles.
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- 5:41 Greek milion [4,854 feet or 1,478 meters].
Luke 23:26
New Living Translation
The Crucifixion
26 As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[a] happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
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- 23:26 Cyrene was a city in northern Africa.
Matthew 27:32
New Living Translation
The Crucifixion
32 Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[a] and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.
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- 27:32 Cyrene was a city in northern Africa.
Mark 15:21
New Living Translation
The Crucifixion
21 A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[a] was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.)
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- 15:21 Cyrene was a city in northern Africa.
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