<p>15:22 <i>And they brought him to the place named Golgotha, which means, Place of the skull</i>- See on Jn. 19:25. John says that the Lord went out bearing His cross. Luke says that Simon was asked to carry the hinder part of the cross behind Him. Matthew and Mark say Simon carried the cross. Mk. 15:22 (Gk.) says that the soldiers carried Jesus to Golgotha. J.B. Phillips renders it: &quot;They got him to a place Golgotha&quot;. It would seem that the Lord collapsed, perhaps fainting. If He was crucified on an olive tree (excavations of crucified men suggest this is what was used), it would not have been simply because of the weight of the stake. Take a picture of Him lying there, with the face that was marred more than the children of men pressed into the hot dust of that Jerusalem street. And some human fool probably said something like 'Come on, get up' (doubtless with embellishments). If indeed He did faint, there would have been that sense of 'coming round', the &quot;Where am I?&rdquo;, the memory and consciousness flooding back. &quot;Have I died and been resurrected?&quot; No, as some nameless soldier kicked Him and told Him to get up.</p>