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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 23:26-32

The Journey to Calvary. To the incidents of Simon of Cyrene and the two malefactors (Mark 15:21 *, Matthew 27:32 *), Lk. adds that of the women of Jerusalem. Note that the people of the city are here sympathisers. The episode recalls Zechariah 12:10, but need not be based thereon. Other OT reminiscences are Jeremiah 22:10; Isaiah 54:1; Hosea 10:8; Ezekiel 20:47.

Luke 23:32. An a fortiori argument to be interpreted by the context. The women weep for Jesus while the tree is still green; they should weep for what will happen when it is dead and dry. If while there is still life in the nation such deeds are possible, what will happen when that life is withered and the hour of doom arrives?

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 26. _SIMON, A CYRENIAN_] Matthew 27:32, Matthew 27:32....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 23 _ 1. The son of man before Pilate and Herod. (Luke 23:1)_ 2. Pilate Yields to the People's Will; Barabbas Freed and the Son of man Condemned. (Luke 23:13) 3. The Crucifixion of the Son Of...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    TRIAL BEFORE PILATE AND SILENCE BEFORE HEROD (Luke 23:1-12)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    As they led Jesus away, they took Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, and on him they laid the cross to carry it behind Jesus. There followed him a great crowd of the people and of...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    Ver 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. 27. And there followed him a...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _On the way to the cross_ (Matthew 27:31-34; Mark 15:21)....

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND AS THEY LED HIM AWAY,.... From Pilate's hall, and out of the city of Jerusalem, towards Calvary; which was done by the Jews and Roman soldiers, after they had stripped him of his own clothes, and...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And as they led him away_ After he had been barbarously scourged and mocked, as is recorded, Matthew 27:26, and Mark 15:15, where see the notes; _they laid hold on one Simon, coming out of the countr...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    SIMON, A CYRENIAN; Matthew 27:32....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Simon, a Syrenian_ THE CROSS-BEARER There is a series of very beautiful pictures in the cathedral at Antwerp, which represent Christ hearing His cross from the Praetorium to Calvary. These pictures...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Gospels Compared

    Jesus is led away to be crucified Matthew 27:32-44; Mark 15:21-32; Luke 23:26-43; John 19:17-22;...

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 23 VER. 39. _And one of the malefactors which were hanged_ (this one, according to tradition, hung on the left hand of Christ) _railed_ _on Him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 23:26. SIMON, A CYRENIAN.—Rather, “of Cyrene” (R.V.). There was a colony of Jews in Cyrene, and they had a synagogue in Jerusalem (Acts 6:9; Acts 11:20). Probably he had come up...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 23:1 _The trial before Pilate_:_ First examination._ LUKE 23:1 AND THE WHOLE MULTITUDE OF THEM AROSE, AND LED HIM UNTO PILATE. The Sanhedrin had now formally condemned Jesus to dea...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And the whole multitude of them arose, and they led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and sayi...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 13:1; Acts 2:10; Acts 6:6; Acts 6:9; John 19:16;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Laid hold on [ε π ι λ α β ο μ ε ν ο ι]. Compare the peculiar word used by Matthew and Mark. See on Matthew 5:41. 27 - 32. Peculiar to Luke. See Introduction, on the gospel of womanhood....

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE SUFFERING CHRIST Luke 23:11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When Christ came down to this earth; He who was holy, who knew no sin, suffered all the sorrows that sin brought into a world of shame and of wick...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Matthew 27:31; Mark 15:21; John 19:16....

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    The sentence of death being passed by Pilate, who can with dry eyes behold the sad pomp of our Saviour's execution? Forth comes the blessed Jesus out of Pilates's gates, bearing that cross, which soon...

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