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Mark 15:33 When Jesus had hung on the cross for three hours, the whole land was covered with darkness, as predicted by several prophets (Amos 8:9-19). The Roman historian Phlegon also mentions a solar eclipse at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion. Mark 15:34 Jesus quotes Psalm 22, a psalm that is bursting with references to Jesus and the cross. Jesus, …
Mark 15:21 Cyrene was a city in North Africa that had a relatively large Jewish population (Acts 2:10). Simon was probably visiting Jerusalem to celebrate Easter with his countrymen. The fact that his two sons are mentioned by name indicates that they belonged to the disciples (Rom 16:13). The Romans used to let the one to be crucified carry his …