Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
They found
Cyrene
General references
Bible References
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Leviticus 4:3
if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he has sinned, a young bullock without blemish to LORD for a sin-offering.
Numbers 15:35
And LORD said to Moses, The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.
1 Kings 21:10
And set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou cursed God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
Acts 7:58
And having expelled him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments beside the feet of a young man called Saul.
Hebrews 13:11
For of the beasts whose blood is brought into the holy things for sin by the high priest, the bodies of these are burned outside the camp.
They found
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mark 15:21
And they draft a certain Simon, a Cyrenian passing by coming from the countryside, the father of Alexander and Rufus, so that he would take his cross.
Luke 23:26
And when they led him away, having taken hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian coming from the countryside, they laid the cross on him to bring behind Jesus.
Cyrene
Acts 2:10
and Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya along Cyrene, and those Roman aliens, including Jews and proselytes,
Acts 6:9
But some of those from the synagogue called Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up disputing with Stephen.
Acts 11:20
And some of them were men, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who, having come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching good-news, the Lord Jesus.
Acts 13:1
Now there were some men from the congregation that was in Antioch, prophets and teachers, including Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen reared with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
General references
Matthew 10:38
And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me.
Hebrews 13:13
Let us therefore go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.