17And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
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And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-18)We have here sentence of death passed upon our Lord Jesus, and execution done soon after. A mighty struggle Pilate had had within him between his convictions and his corruptions; but at length his convictions yielded, and his corruptions prevailed, the fear of man having a greater power over him than the fear of God. I. Pilate gave judgment against Christ, and signed the warrant for his execution,…
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