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
Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to carry his cross.
Mark 15:21
Then they compelled a certain man, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to carry his cross.
John 19:16
Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus.

A cyrenian

Acts 2:10
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
Acts 6:6
These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.
Acts 13:1
Now in the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

That

Luke 9:23
Then he said to them all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Luke 14:27
And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.