Luke 23:26

As soon as they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon, a Cyrenaean, who was coming in from the country, and on his shoulders they put the cross, for him to carry it behind Jesus.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

25The man who was lying in prison charged with riot and murder and for whom they clamoured he set free, but Jesus he gave up to be dealt with as they desired.

27A vast crowd of the people also followed Him, and of women who were beating their breasts and wailing for Him.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:32Going out they met a Cyrenaean named Simon; whom they compelled to carry His cross,

Luke 9:23And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.

John 19:16Then Pilate gave Him up to them to be crucified. Accordingly they took Jesus;

Acts 6:6These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.

Acts 13:1Now there were in Antioch, in the Church there--as Prophets and teachers--barnabas, Symeon surnamed `the black,' Lucius the Cyrenaean, Manaen (who was 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 →

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