Jesus Is Crucified

21 And they forced a certain man who was passing by, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), who was coming from the country, to carry his cross. 22 And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated “Place of a Skull”). 23 And they attempted to give[a] him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:23 Here the imperfect tense is translated as a conative imperfect (“attempted to give”)