Luke 23:26
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming in from the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might carry it after Jesus.
Revised King James New Testament
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In Context
27And there followed him a great company of people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him.
Cross References
Matthew 27:32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: they compelled him to bear his cross.
Luke 9:23And he said to them all, If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
John 19:16Then he delivered him to them to be crucified.
Acts 6:6These they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Acts 13:1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with 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 →