Matthew 27:31-32
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[31] When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him. [32] As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageCyrene was a North African city whose Jewish diaspora community included Simon, compelled to carry Jesus’ cross into Jerusalem. Galilee, Jesus’ home region in northern Palestine, contrasts with Jerusalem, where Roman soldiers led him out to crucifixion, fulfilling the path of suffering he had foretold.
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Matthew 27:31-32 mentions Cyrene, Galilee and Jerusalem.
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