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.) 22 And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). 23 They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it.

24 Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice[b] to decide who would get each piece.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:21 Cyrene was a city in northern Africa.
  2. 15:24 Greek cast lots. See Ps 22:18.

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