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Luke 23:26
ESV And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.
NIV As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
NASB And when they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.
CSB As they led him away, they seized Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
NLT As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
KJV 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.
NKJV 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.

What does Luke 23:26 mean?

The blood-thirsty crowd has prevailed. For fear of unleashing a riot (Matthew 27:24), Pilate has signed the death order for an innocent man. He releases a known insurrectionist and murderer and delivers Jesus to the will of the crowd (Luke 23:25).

Luke's description is somewhat mild; Matthew adds more details. First, Pilate symbolically washes his hands attempting to absolve himself of Jesus' murder; the crowd readily takes responsibility (Matthew 27:24–25). Then Pilate has Jesus scourged, a vicious torture that rips Jesus' flesh and probably accelerates His death (Matthew 27:26).

Finally, Pilate gives Jesus to his soldiers. They take Him from the judgment seat to Pilate's headquarters, strip Him, and put a robe over His open wounds. They mock Him as king with a crown of thorns, beat Him on the head, and return His clothes to Him for His crucifixion (Matthew 27:27–31).

Matthew 27:32 also mentions Simon of Cyrene and Mark 15:21 includes the names of Simon's sons, inferring that the apostles later knew them. Simon is a passerby, evidently from Libya, but he may work in the fields in Judea.

John 19:17 only mentions that Jesus carried His own cross—the crossbeam to which His hands are later nailed. That's not a contradiction. Apparently, Jesus starts out carrying the beam but the repeated beatings and scourgings have made Him too weak to continue, so the soldiers force Simon to take His place, a practice Jesus mentioned before (Matthew 5:41).
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