Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 23:26

COM commentary-section · status:draft · license:PD

26. Cyrenian —of Cyrene, in Libya, on the north coast of Africa, where were many Jews who had a synagogue at Jerusalem ( Acts 6:9 , and see Acts 2:10 ). He was "the father of Alexander and Rufus" ( Acts 2:10- : ), probably better known afterwards than himself, as disciples. (See Romans 16:13 ). out of the country —and casually drawn into that part of the crowd. laid the cross —"Him they compel to bear His cross," ( Romans 16:13- : ) —sweet compulsion, if it issued in him or his sons voluntarily "taking up their cross!" It would appear that our Lord had first to bear His own cross ( Romans 16:13- : ), but being from exhaustion unable to proceed, it was laid on another to bear it "after Him." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-27" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-luk-23-004

절 (explains)

bible-text/luk-23-26

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological