ἀγγαρεύουσιν : on this word vide on Matthew 5:41. ἀπʼ ἀγροῦ : this detail in Mk. and Lk. has been taken as an unintentional hint that the crucifixion took place a day earlier than the synoptical statements imply. Coming from the country, i.e., from his work. But even Holtzmann, H. C., disallows the inference: “as if nine in the morning were evening after work time, and εἰς ἀγρὸν in Mark 16:12 meant ploughing or reaping”. Ἀλεξ., Ῥούφ.: these names imply interest in the persons referred to within the circle of Mk.'s first readers, presumably well-known Christians. Rufus in Romans 16:13 ? Alexander in Acts 19:33 ?

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