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Mark 15:21
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19 Then they astruck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him.  
20 And when they had amocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.  

The King on a Cross

21 aThen they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.  
22 aAnd they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.  
23 aThen they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.  
24 And when they crucified Him, athey divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take.  
25 Now ait was the third hour, and they crucified Him.  
26 And athe inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS.  
27 aWith Him they also crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on His left.  
28 1So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, a“And He was numbered with the transgressors.”  
29 And athose who passed by blasphemed Him, bwagging their heads and saying, “Aha! cYou who destroy the temple and build it in three days,  
30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!”
31 Likewise the chief priests also, amocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved bothers; Himself He cannot save.  
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may see and1 believe.” Even athose who were crucified with Him reviled Him.  

Jesus Dies on the Cross

33 Now awhen the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.  
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, a“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”  
35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, He is calling for Elijah!”
36 Then asomeone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and boffered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.”  
37 aAnd Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.  
38 Then athe veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.  
39 So awhen the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that1 He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”  
40 aThere were also women looking on bfrom afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,  
41 who also afollowed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.  

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb

42 aNow when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,  
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who awas himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.  
Verse Comparison: Mark 15:21

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American Standard Version
And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go `with them', that he might bear his cross.

Amplified® Bible
And they forced a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming in from the field (country), to carry His cross.

Contemporary English Version
Simon from Cyrene happened to be coming in from a farm, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross. Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.

Darby English Version
And they compel to go [with them] a certain passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he might carry his cross.

Good News Bible
On the way they met a man named Simon, who was coming into the city from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross. (Simon was from Cyrene and was the father of Alexander and Rufus.)

International Standard Version
They forced a certain passer-by who was coming in from the country to carry Jesus' cross. He was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus.

King James Version
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

New American Standard Bible
They *pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross.

New International Version
A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.

New King James Version
Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross.

Young's Literal Translation
And they impress a certain one passing by -- Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus -- that he may bear his cross,

New English Translation
The soldiers1 forced2 a passerby to carry his cross,3 Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country4 (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).


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