Matthew 27:32-34

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³²Now as they were coming out, they found a man of ^[a]Cyrene named ^[b]Simon, whom they forced into service ^[c]to carry the cross of Jesus.^(A)

The Crucifixion

³³And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means ^[d]Place of a Skull,^(B) ³⁴they offered Him wine mixed with gall (myrrh, a bitter-tasting narcotic) to drink; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

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Footnotes

Matthew 27:32 A port city in north Africa.
Matthew 27:32 The father of Alexander and Rufus, disciples in Rome.
Matthew 27:32 The crossbeam was usually placed on the nape of the neck like a yoke.
Matthew 27:33 Latin: Calvarius; or Calvary; Aram: Golgotha; Greek: Kranion.