Luke 23:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.”
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“As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And as they led him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put on him the cross, to bear <FI>it<Fi> behind Jesus.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 23:26 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 5:41and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
- Matthew 27:32Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- Mark 15:21Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
- Luke 9:23Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
- Luke 14:27And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
- John 19:16Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away.
- Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
- Acts 6:6They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
- Acts 6:9But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
- Acts 13:1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
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