- (Matthew 27:31-32) - "And after they had mocked Him, they took His robe off and put His garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him. 32And as they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross."
- (Mark 15:20-21)
- "And after they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, and put
His garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him. 21And they
pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of
Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross."
- (Luke 23:26) - "And when they led Him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus."
"Then Jesus said to His disciples, 'If anyone desires
to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow
Me.'" (Matthew 16:24)
This incident of Simon carrying Jesus’ cross to Golgotha
is described with only one verse each in all three Gospels that mention it
(Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26). It is briefly and almost incidentally
related, but how full of pathos and essence it is!
Simon carrying this cross reminds us anew that Jesus gives
His glory to
