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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And there followed him a great company of people,.... Not only of the common people, but of the principal inhabitants of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
See the notes at Mat 27:32. After Jesus - Probably to bear one end of the cross. Jesus was feeble and unable to bear it…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 23:26-31
We have here the blessed Jesus, the Lamb of God, led as a lamb to the slaughter, to the sacrifice. It is strange with…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
- 32. Simon the Cyrenian. The Daughters of Jerusalem.
26. Simon, a Cyrenian There was a large colony of Jews in the…
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