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.
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Interpretation
We have here the blessed Jesus, the Lamb of God, led as a lamb to the slaughter, to the sacrifice. Though many reproached and reviled him, yet some pitied him.
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This thought runs through Luke 23:22-26.
Glossary
- Cyrene Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Cyrene.