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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 man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.
Mark 15:21
The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).
John 19:16
Then PilateSo they took Jesus,

A cyrenian

Acts 2:10
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
Acts 6:6
They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
Acts 13:1
Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul.

That

Luke 9:23
Then he said to them all, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Luke 14:27
Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

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