Mark 15:19-21

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¹⁹They kept beating Him on the head with a ^[a]reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing in [mock] homage to Him.^(A) ²⁰After they had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out [of the city] to crucify Him.

²¹They forced into service a passer-by coming in from the countryside, Simon of ^[b]Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), ^[c]to carry His cross.^(B)

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Footnotes

Mark 15:19 I.e. a long bamboo-like stick.
Mark 15:21 A port city in north Africa.
Mark 15:21 The crossbeam was usually placed on the nape of the neck like a yoke.