Luke 23:25-27

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²⁵ He released the man they asked for, the one who’d been thrown into prison because of rebellion and murder, and gave Jesus over to their demands.

²⁶ As they led him away, they grabbed a man from Cyrene called Simon, who was coming in to the city from the countryside, and they forced him to carry the crossbeam behind Jesus.

The crucifixion

²⁷ A great crowd of the people followed Jesus, including women who were mourning and wailing for him.