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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 23:26

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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23:26 Simon might have been a Jewish pilgrim visiting Jerusalem for Passover. • put the cross on him: Prisoners bound for crucifixion were normally forced to carry the crossbeam to the place of execution. It was fastened to the upright beam at the crucifixion site.
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