Luke 23:26 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyre´nian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And as they led Him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross and made him carry it behind Jesus.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

As they led Jesus away, they grabbed Simon, a man from Cyrene, who was coming in from the countryside. They put the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And as they were leading him away, they apprehended a certain one, Simon of Cyrene, as he was returning from the countryside. And they imposed the cross on him to carry after Jesus.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.

Luke 23:26 Cross References

Matthew 5:41

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

Luke 14:27

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Luke 23:25

And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

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.

Acts 13:1

Now there were in the church that was at An´ti-och certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyre´ne, and Man´a-en, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Acts 2:10

Phryg´i-a, and Pamphyl´i-a, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyre´ne, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

Acts 6:6

whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Acts 6:9

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyre´nians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cili´cia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.