Where in the Bible does it talk about the cross of Jesus being constructed?

Answer 1

In the King James version

Matthew makes no mention of it, going straight from the decision to crucify him, to mention of Simon being obliged to help carry it....

* Mat 27:31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. * Mat 27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

Mark is similar

* Mar 15:20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. * Mar 15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. Luke is also similar

* Luk 23:23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. * Luk 23:24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. * Luk 23:25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will. * Luk 23:26 And as they led him away, 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. John omits Simon, but is similar

* Joh 19:16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. * Joh 19:17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

I take it as interesting that Matthew, Mark and Luke all quote Jesus as saying

* Mat 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. * Mar 8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. * Luk 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

All these quotes come from prior to the Crucifixion, but no-one asks Jesus what he means.....crucifixion was a regular punishment imposed by the Romans, and I take it that carrying one's own cross was part of the punishment, so much so that it didn't sound strange to Jesus's listeners.

So, perhaps Jesus's cross wasn't constructed just for him - it might rather have been just one of a ready-made batch lying around in some stockpile.