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Luke 23:26 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Luke 23:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 23 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Crucifixion
“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.”
Luke 23:26 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 23:26
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. Simon of Cyrene (modern Libya in North Africa) was likely a Diaspora Jew coming to Jerusalem for Passover. The Greek epilambanō (ἐπιλαμβάνω, "laid hold upon") indicates forcible compulsion—Roman soldiers impressed Simon into service using their legal authority to conscript civilians for manual labor.The phrase "laid the cross" (epethēkan autō ton stauron, ἐπέθηκαν αὐτῷ τὸν σταυρόν) refers to the patibulum (horizontal crossbeam), not ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 23:26
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“they found a man of Cyrene”
“coming from the country”
“of the Alexandrians”
“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,{TR, NU add daily} and follow me.,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.,,,,,,,,”
“Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus”
“they laid their hands on them.”
“Pamphylia”
“and come after me”
“Simeon who was called Niger”