Mark 15:21
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh,.... Wine mingled with frankincense was what was usually given by the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A Cyrenian - One of Cyrene, a celebrated city in the Pentapolis of Libya.
The father of Alexander and Rufus - It appears…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Mark 15:15-21
Here, I. Pilate, to gratify the Jews' malice, delivers Christ to be crucified, Mar 15:15. Willing to content the people,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
they compel The condemned were usually obliged to carry either the entire cross, or the cross-beams fastened together…
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