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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.

KJV

Καὶ ὡς ἀπήγαγον αὐτόν, ἐπιλαβόμενοι Σίμωνά τινα Κυρηναῖον ἐρχόμενον ἀπ’ ἀγροῦ ἐπέθηκαν αὐτῷ τὸν σταυρὸν φέρειν ὄπισθεν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.

Greek NT

Et cum ducerent eum, apprehenderunt Simonem quemdam Cyrenensem venientem de villa : et imposuerunt illi crucem portare post Jesum.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

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.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Κυρηναῖος
kurenaios
noun · 6×
Σίμων
simon
noun · 75×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
σταυρός
stauros
noun · 27×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
φέρω
phero
verb · 68×
ἀγρός
agros
noun · 36×
ἀπάγω
apago
verb · 15×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι
epilambanomai
verb · 19×
ἐπιτίθημι
epitithemi
verb · 39×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὄπισθεν
opisthen
adverb · 7×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: Σίμωνά τινα Κυρηναῖον ἐρχόμενον | WH/Treg/NIV: Σίμωνά τινα Κυρηναῖον ἐρχόμενον | RP: Σίμωνός τινος Κυρηναίου ἐρχομένου
  • Σίμωνά τινα Κυρηναῖον ἐρχόμενονSBLGNT
  • Σίμωνά τινα Κυρηναῖον ἐρχόμενονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Σίμωνός τινος Κυρηναίου ἐρχομένουRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 2:10 — Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, 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 Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
  • Acts 13:1 — Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod th
  • John 19:16 — Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
  • John 19:17 — And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
  • 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.
  • Luke 14:27 — And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
  • Mark 15:21 — And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
  • Mark 15:21 — And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
  • Matt 16:24 — Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
  • Matt 27:32 — And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
  • Matt 27:32 — And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.