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Simon of Cyrene

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Matthew 27:32 records a man of Cyrene made to carry the cross. He is kept apart from the other entries of that name. Mark 15:21 calls him the father of Alexander and Rufus: coming from the country and passing by, he is compelled to go with them and bear Jesus’ cross. Luke 23:26 says that as they led Jesus away they grabbed Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus.

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LUK 23:26–31, engwebp
²⁶When they led him away, they grabbed one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus.
²⁷A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.
²⁸But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
²⁹For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’
³⁰Then they will begin to tell the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and tell the hills, ‘Cover us.’
³¹For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?”
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MAT 27:32–44, engwebp
³²As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.
³³When they came to a place called “Golgotha”, that is to say, “The place of a skull,”
³⁴they gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
³⁵When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,
³⁶and they sat and watched him there.
³⁷They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
³⁸Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
³⁹Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads
⁴⁰and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
⁴¹Likewise the chief priests also mocking with the scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders, said,
⁴²“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
⁴³He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
⁴⁴The robbers also who were crucified with him cast on him the same reproach.
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MRK 15:21, engwebp
²¹They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them that he might bear his cross.
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MRK 15:21–32, engwebp
²¹They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them that he might bear his cross.
²²They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”
²³They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it.
²⁴Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.
²⁵It was the third hour when they crucified him.
²⁶The superscription of his accusation was written over him: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
²⁷With him they crucified two robbers, one on his right hand, and one on his left.
²⁸The Scripture was fulfilled which says, “He was counted with transgressors.”
²⁹Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,
³⁰save yourself, and come down from the cross!”
³¹Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, “He saved others. He can’t save himself.
³²Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him.” Those who were crucified with him also insulted him.
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Simon of Cyrene — Father of — Alexander (son of Simon of Cyrene)

Evidence: Mark 15:21
Simon of Cyrene — Father of — Rufus

Evidence: Mark 15:21
Took part in (3) — Crucified at Golgotha, Crucified at Golgotha, Simon of Cyrene carries the cross; “Daughters of Jerusalem”

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They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them that he might bear his cross.

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Entry: Simon of Cyrene (person-simon-of-cyrene)
Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/simon-of-cyrene
Current wording: Matthew 27:32 records a man of Cyrene made to carry the cross. He is kept apart from the other entries of that name. Mark 15:21 calls him the father of Alexander and Rufus: coming from the country and passing by, he is compelled to go with them and bear Jesus’ cross. Luke 23:26 says that as they led Jesus away they grabbed Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it after Jesus.
Cited evidence: LUK 23:26–31, engwebp / MAT 27:32–44, engwebp / MRK 15:21, engwebp / MRK 15:21–32, engwebp
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