Luke 23:26

And as they led him away, they seized Simon the Cyrenian, coming from the fields. and laid upon him the cross, to bear it after Jesus.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25And he released to them him, who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, for whom they petitioned; and he delivered up Jesus to their pleasure.

27And there followed after him a great multitude of people; and those women also who wailed and lamented over him.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:32And as they went out, they found a man of Cyrene whose name was Simon; him they compelled to bear his cross.

Luke 9:23And he said before all the people: He that would follow me, must deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and so come after me.

John 19:16Then he delivered him to them, that they might crucify him. And they took Jesus, and led him away,

Acts 6:6These stood before the legates; and when they had prayed, they laid the hand on them.

Acts 13:1Now there were in the church at Antioch, several prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simon called Niger, and Lucius who was from the city Cyrene, and Menaen, a son of the guardians of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

Matthew Henry on Luke 23:14-26

Barabbas Preferred to Christ. 13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 17 (For of necessity he must release… Read the whole commentary →

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