, ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁appeal ▁his ▁innoc ence ▁before ▁the ▁crowd , ▁saying ▁E c ce ▁hom o , ▁(" Be hold ▁the ▁man "). ▁But , ▁John ▁represents , ▁the ▁pri ests ▁ur ge ▁the ▁crowd ▁to ▁demand ▁Jesus ' ▁death . ▁Pil ate ▁res ign s ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁decision , ▁was hing ▁his ▁hands ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁Matthew ) ▁before ▁the ▁people ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁that ▁Jesus ' ▁blood ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁upon ▁him . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Matthew ▁they ▁replied , ▁" H is ▁blood ▁be ▁on ▁us ▁and ▁on ▁our ▁children !" ▁ ▁Mark ▁and ▁Matthew ▁record ▁that ▁Jesus ▁is ▁returned ▁his ▁own ▁clothes , ▁prior ▁to ▁being ▁led ▁out ▁for ▁execution . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁G ospel ▁accounts ▁he ▁is ▁forced , ▁like ▁other ▁vict ims ▁of ▁cru c if ix ion , ▁to ▁drag ▁his ▁own ▁cross ▁to ▁Gol g oth a , ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁execution . ▁The ▁three ▁Syn opt ic ▁G osp els ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁man ▁called ▁Simon ▁of ▁Cy rene ▁who ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁cross ▁( , ▁, ▁), ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁John ▁() ▁Jesus ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁carry ▁his ▁own ▁cross . ▁The ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Mark ▁gives ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Simon ' s ▁children , ▁Alexander ▁and ▁R uf us . ▁However , ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Luke ▁refers ▁to ▁Simon ▁carrying ▁the ▁cross ▁after ▁Jesus , ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁states : ▁" they ▁laid ▁hold ▁upon ▁one ▁Simon