And if anyone presses yoʋ into service for one mile, go with him two.
Luke 23:26 - The Text-Critical English New Testament As the soldiers led him away, they took hold of Simon, a Cyrenian man who was coming in from the countryside, and they laid on him the cross, forcing him to carry it behind Jesus. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
And if anyone presses yoʋ into service for one mile, go with him two.
And whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
He released the man they had been asking for, who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed Jesus over to their will.
Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
Now at the church in Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon (who was called Niger), Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya that are near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism),
They set these men before the apostles, who then prayed and laid their hands on them.
But some men from the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), along with some of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some men from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and began to argue with Stephen.