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
and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul,
Hebrews 13:11
For the bodies of those animals whose blood is carried into the sanctuary by the chief priest are burnt without the encampment.
They found
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mark 15:21
and compelled one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing along, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
Luke 23:26
AND when they led him away, they took Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the country, and put on him the cross to bear after Jesus.
Cyrene
Acts 2:10
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and the Roman strangers, both Jews and proselytes,
Acts 6:9
But some members of the synagogue called that of the Libertines and Cyrenians and Alexandrians and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen,
Acts 11:20
But some of them, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who came to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 13:1
And there were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch; Barnabas and Simeon called Niger [the black], and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen the foster brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.
General references
Matthew 10:38
and he that does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Hebrews 13:13
Let us therefore go out to him without the encampment, bearing his reproach;