Luke 23:26 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁶And 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.

Luke 23:26 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 27:32-44
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. …
Mark 15:21-32
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. …
John 19:16-17
Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. …
Luke 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.
Luke 14:27
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Topics

Cross Crucifixion Jesus, the Christ Self-Denial

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 26-31)

We have here the blessed Jesus, the Lamb of God, led as a lamb to the slaughter, to the sacrifice. It is strange with what expedition they went through his trial; how they could do so much work in such a little time, though they had so many great men to deal with, attendance on whom is usually a work of time. He was brought before the chief priests at break of day (Luke 22:66), after that to Pilat…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 26)

26. Cyrenian--of Cyrene, in Libya, on the north coast of Africa, where were many Jews who had a synagogue at Jerusalem (Ac 6:9, and see Ac 2:10). He was “the father of Alexander and Rufus” (Mr 15:21), probably better known afterwards than himself, as disciples. (See Ro 16:13). out of the country--and casually drawn into that part of the crowd. laid the cross--“Him they compel to bear His cross,” (…