Thematic Bible: Cross


Thematic Bible



They forced a certain passer-by named Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus' cross.


having erased the charges that were brought against us, along with their obligations that were hostile to us. He took those charges away when he nailed them to the cross.


"Therefore, let all the people of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!"

you and all the people of Israel must understand that this man stands healthy before you because of the name of Jesus from Nazareth, whom you crucified, but whom God raised from the dead.






As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus' cross.

As they led Jesus away, they grabbed Simon, a man from Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.











For the Messiah did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, not with eloquent wisdom, so the cross of the Messiah won't be emptied of its power. For the message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God's power to us who are being saved.

As for me, brothers, if I am still preaching the necessity of circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.


Carrying the cross all by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of a Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.



As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus' cross.


They forced a certain passer-by named Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus' cross.

As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus' cross.

As they led Jesus away, they grabbed Simon, a man from Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.


Carrying the cross all by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of a Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.



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