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
As
Acts 7:58
Putting him outside the city, they proceeded to stone him (the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a youth called Saul).
Hebrews 13:11
For the bodies of the animals whose blood is taken into the holy Place by the high priest as a sin-offering, are burned outside the camp;
They found
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me;
Mark 15:21
They forced Simon a Cyrenian who was passing on his way from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus) to carry his cross,
Luke 23:26
As they led him off they caught hold of Simon a Cyrenian on his way from the country and laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.
Cyrene
Acts 2:10
in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the districts of Libya round Cyrene, visitors from Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Acts 6:9
Some of those who belonged to the so-called synagogue of the Libyans, the Cyrenians, and the Alexandrians, as well as to that of the Cilicians and Asiatics, started a dispute with Stephen,
Acts 11:20
Some of them, however, were Cypriotes and Cyrenians, who on reaching Antioch told the Greeks also the gospel of the Lord Jesus;
Acts 13:1
Now in the local church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Symeon (called Niger) and Lucius the Cyrenian, besides Manaen (a foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
General references
Matthew 10:38
he who will not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.
Hebrews 13:13
Let us go to him outside the camp, then, bearing his obloquy