Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

They laid

Matthew 27:32
As they were going out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced this man to carry His cross.
Mark 15:21
They forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’ cross. He was Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus.
John 19:16
So then, because of them, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Therefore they took Jesus away.

A cyrenian

Acts 2:10
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
Acts 6:6
They had them stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Acts 13:1
In the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

That

Luke 9:23
Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Luke 14:27
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

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