Why did Simon carry the cross for Jesus?

Daily Devotional Luke 23:26 – Why did Simon carry the cross for Jesus? – Why am I bearing a cross now? – Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 406

By Jody ArmstrongPosted on January 12, 2021February 25, 2021Posted in Devotional, LukeTagged bearing a cross, commentary Luke 23:26, crucified, Why am I bearing a cross?, Why did Simon carry the cross for Jesus?2 Comments

Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. (Luke 23:26) Simon, the Cyrene, was from Northern Africa. He presumably traveled a long way to celebrate the Passover […]