Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him
Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (
And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.