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
And as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to go with them to carry his cross.
Mark 15:21
Simon a Cyrenian, a passer-by, who was coming from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus), they commandeered to carry the cross of Jesus.
John 19:16
So then he gave him over to them to be crucified.

A cyrenian

Acts 2:10
in Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the district of Lybia around Cretans and Arabians,
Acts 6:6
These men they presented to the apostles who, when they had prayed, laid their hands upon them.
Acts 13:1
Now there were in the church in Antioch prophets and teachers; Barnabas and Symeon, surnamed "the Black," Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

That

Luke 9:23
And he said to all. "If any man wills to follow me, Let him renounce self and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Luke 14:27
"Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me, cannot be a disciple of mine.