Mark 15:21 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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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.

Mark 15:21 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 27:32
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Luke 23:26
And 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.
Romans 16:13
Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
Acts 6:9
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
Luke 14:27
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Topics

Armies Cross Crucifixion Cyrene Jesus, the Christ Mercenaries Self-Denial Simon

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 15-21)

Here, I. Pilate, to gratify the Jews’ malice, delivers Christ to be crucified, Mark 15:15. Willing to content the people, to do enough for them (so the word is), and make them easy, that he might keep them quiet, he released Barabbas unto them, who was the scandal and plague of their nation, and delivered Jesus to be crucified, who was the glory and blessing of their nation. Though he had scourged…