Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
They compel
A cyrenian
And rufus
To bear
Bible References
They compel
Matthew 27:32
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they constrained to bear his cross.
Luke 23:26
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.
A cyrenian
Acts 2:10
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and Proselytes,
Acts 6:9
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia, and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
Acts 11:20
And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.
Acts 13:1
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
And rufus
Romans 16:13
Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
To bear
Luke 14:27
And whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
John 15:18
If the world hateth you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.