Luke 23:26
And, as they led him away, they laid hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country,—they laid on him the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
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Matthew 27:32And, as they were going forth, they found a man of Cyrene, by name, Simon,—the same, they impressed to bear his cross.
Luke 9:23And he was saying, unto all—If any one intendeth after me to come, Let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily,—and be following me.
John 19:16Then, therefore, he delivered him up unto them, that he might be crucified. They took possession, therefore, of Jesus.
Acts 6:6Whom they set before the Apostles, and, praying, they laid upon them their hands.
Acts 13:1Now there were in Antioch, distributed through the existing assembly,—prophets and teachers: both Barnabas and Symeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also, Herod the tetrarch’s foster-brother, 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 →