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534 B
534 B
As they led him away
"While the soldiers led Jesus away from where Pilate was"
they seized
The Roman soldiers had the authority to make people carry their loads. Do not translate this in a way that indicates that Simon was arrested for doing anything wrong.
one Simon of Cyrene
"a man named Simon, from the city of Cyrene"
coming from the country
"who was coming into Jerusalem from the countryside"
they laid the cross on him, following Jesus
"they put the cross on his shoulders, for him to follow behind Jesus"