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Luke 23:26
New Living Translation
Luke 23:26
New Living Translation
The Crucifixion
26 As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[a] happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
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- 23:26 Cyrene was a city in northern Africa.
Luke 23:26
Amplified Bible
Luke 23:26
Amplified Bible
Simon Bears the Cross
26 When they led Him away, they seized a man, [a]Simon of [b]Cyrene, who was coming in [to the city] from the country, and [c]placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.(A)
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- Luke 23:26 The father of Alexander and Rufus, disciples in Rome.
- Luke 23:26 A port city in north Africa.
- Luke 23:26 The crossbeam was usually placed on the nape of the neck like a yoke.
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