As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).

As they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country. They placed the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,

But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.