Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 23:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 23:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 23:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, when Jesus was being taken away, a man named Simon from a place called Cyrene was asked to help carry Jesus' heavy cross. This means Simon helped Jesus when Jesus was very tired.

Luke 23:26: 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.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:32

This verse contradicts Luke 23:26 by stating that Simon of Cyrene was compelled to bear the cross, whereas Luke implies a voluntary action.

Matthew 27:32: And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

Contradiction with John 19:17

This verse contradicts Luke 23:26 by specifying that Jesus bore his own cross, whereas Luke mentions Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross for Jesus.

John 19:17: And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
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