19 They were hitting him on the head with a stick and spitting on him. Getting down on their knees,(A) they were paying him homage. 20 After they had mocked(B) him, they stripped him of the purple robe and put his clothes on him.

Crucified between Two Criminals

They led him out to crucify him. 21 They(C) forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’s cross.(D) He was Simon of Cyrene,(E) the father of Alexander and Rufus.(F)

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