Mark 15:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Simon from Cyrene happened to be coming in from a farm, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross. Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.

Cross References

Matthew 27:32

On the way they met a man from Cyrene named Simon, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.

Matthew 5:41

If a soldier forces you to carry his pack one kilometre, carry it two kilometres.

Mark 15:20

When the soldiers had finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple robe. They put his own clothes back on him and led him off to be nailed to a cross.

Luke 14:27

You cannot be my disciple unless you carry your own cross and come with me.

Luke 23:26

As Jesus was being led away, some soldiers grabbed hold of a man from Cyrene named Simon. He was coming in from the fields, but they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.

John 19:17

and he carried his cross to a place known as “The Skull”. In Aramaic this place is called “Golgotha”.

Acts 11:20

Some of the followers from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and started telling Gentiles the good news about the Lord Jesus.

Acts 13:1

The church at Antioch had several prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon, also called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who was Herod's close friend, and Saul.

Acts 2:10

Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, parts of Libya near Cyrene, Rome,

Acts 6:9

But some Jews from Cyrene and Alexandria were members of a group who called themselves “Free Men”. They started arguing with Stephen. Some others from Cilicia and Asia also argued with him.

Romans 16:13

Greet Rufus, that special servant of the Lord, and greet his mother, who has been like a mother to me.