Luke 23:26-28

Expanded Bible

Jesus Is Crucified^(A)

²⁶ As they led Jesus away, Simon, a man from Cyrene [^Ca port city in North Africa (modern Libya)], was coming in from the ·fields [countryside; country; ^CSimon may be a Jewish pilgrim visiting Jerusalem for Passover or an immigrant living there]. They forced him to carry Jesus’ cross and to walk behind him.

²⁷ A large crowd of people was following Jesus, including some women who were ·sad [mourning] and ·crying [wailing; lamenting] for him. ²⁸ But Jesus turned and said to them, “·Women [^LDaughters] of Jerusalem, don’t ·cry [weep] for me. ·Cry [Weep] for yourselves and for your children.