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Mark and Matthew record that Jesus is returned his own clothes, prior to being led out for execution.

According to the Gospel accounts he is forced, like other victims of crucifixion, to drag his own cross to Golgotha, the location of the execution.

The three Synoptic Gospels refer to a man called Simon of Cyrene who is made to carry the cross (,, ), while in the Gospel of John () Jesus is made to carry His own cross.

The Gospel of Mark gives the names of Simon's children, Alexander and Rufus.

However, the Gospel of Luke refers to Simon carrying the cross after Jesus, in that it states: " 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 ".