Mark 15:21-23

Amplified Bible

²¹They forced into service a passer-by coming in from the countryside, Simon of ^[a]Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), ^[b]to carry His cross.^(A)

The Crucifixion

²²Then they brought Him to the place [called] Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a ^[c]Skull.^(B) ²³They tried to give Him ^[d]wine mixed with myrrh [to dull the pain], but He would not take it.

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Footnotes

Mark 15:21 A port city in north Africa.
Mark 15:21 The crossbeam was usually placed on the nape of the neck like a yoke.
Mark 15:22 Latin: Calvaria; or Calvary; Aram: Golgotha; Greek: Kranion.
Mark 15:23 The myrrh had a narcotic effect and was added to dull the senses.