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 priest who is anointed sins, resulting in guilt to the people, then he shall bring for his sin, which he has sinned, a young bull, a son of the herd without blemish, to Jehovah for a sin offering.
Numbers 15:35
And Jehovah 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, sons of Belial, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You blasphemed God and the king. And carry him out and stone him so that he may die.
Acts 7:58
And throwing him outside the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid their clothes down at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Hebrews 13:11
For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the Holy of Holies by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.
They found
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Mark 15:21
And they made one who was passing by, Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear His cross.
Luke 23:26
And as they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country. And they laid the cross on him, that he might carry it after Jesus.
Cyrene
Acts 2:10
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya around 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 those from Cilicia and from 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 Hellenists, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 13:1
And in Antioch some among the existing church were prophets and teachers. (such as Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
General references
Matthew 10:38
And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
Hebrews 13:13
Therefore let us go forth to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.