KJV King James Version
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
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Mark 15:21
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they impress a certain one passing by—Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus—that he may bear his cross,
Surrounding context — Mark 15
18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing [their] knees worshipped him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received [it] not.
24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἀγγαρεύουσινG29 · angareuōto forceπαράγοντάG3855 · paragōto passτιναG5100 · tisoneΣίμωναG4613 · SimōnSimonΚυρηναῖονG2956 · KurēnaiosCyreneἐρχόμενονG2064 · erchomaito come/goἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromἀγροῦ,G68 · agrosField ofτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέραG3962 · patērfatherἈλεξάνδρουG223 · AlexandrosAlexanderκαὶG2532 · kaiandῬούφου,G4504 · RhouphosRufusἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toἄρῃG142 · airōto take upτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσταυρὸνG4716 · stauroscrossαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Matthew 27:32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.Luke 23:26And 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.Romans 16:13Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.Luke 14:27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.Acts 13:1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.Acts 11:20And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.Acts 2:10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,Acts 6:9Then 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.John 15:18-20If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.
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