Luke 23:26
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When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it after Jesus.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageCyrene was a North African city, Simon’s home; he was compelled to carry Jesus’ cross as Jesus was led from Jerusalem to crucifixion. Galilee, Jesus’ northern ministry region, and Judea, the southern Roman province containing Jerusalem, frame the wider setting of his public ministry and final rejection.
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Luke 23:26 mentions Cyrene, Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea.
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