Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
JESUS AGAIN BEFORE PILATE—DELIVERED UP—LED AWAY TO BE CRUCIFIED. (Luke 23:13-38)
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" (Mark 15:21), 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," (Matthew 27:32) —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 (John 19:17), but being from exhaustion unable to proceed, it was laid on another to bear it "after Him."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Luke 23:26:
John 19:17
Acts 11:20
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