Mark 15
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21-41. They compel one Simon . . . to bear the cross. See notes on Matt. 27:32-56. Mark's account is almost parallel. Compare Luke 23:26-49 John 19:17-30 . Only Mark declares that Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus. See Romans 16:13 Romans 16:1 1 Tim. 1:20 Acts 19:33 . Simon, while a native of Cyrene in North Africa, was a Jew.
42-47. When the even was come. See notes on Matt. 27:57-61 for the Burial of Jesus. Compare Luke 23:50-56 John 19:36-42 . Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathæa, who obtained the body of Jesus and placed it in Joseph's new-made tomb, were both members of the Jewish Sanhedrim. Nicodemus had come to Jesus by night ( John 3:1 John 3:2 ) and had vainly opposed the animosity of the Sanhedrim ( John 7:50-53 ).