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Jesus Christ and Simon of Cyrene
How Jesus Christ and Simon of Cyrene are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Jesus Christ and Simon of Cyrene met.
Simon, a Cyrenian coming in from the country, was made to carry the cross after Jesus. Mark names him as the father of Alexander and Rufus.
on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus
Luke 23:26, King James Version
the father of Alexander and Rufus
Mark 15:21, King James Version
Where they cross: Luke 23:26
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Mark 15:21
21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
Luke 23:26
26And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
King James Version