Simon a Cyrenian

Role: bearer of Jesus's cross · First appears: Mark 15

In Mark 15, Simon a Cyrenian is identified as the father of Alexander and Rufus. While passing by after coming out of the country, he is compelled to bear Jesus’s cross.

Relationship record

Mark 15

• child: Alexander “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.”
• child: Rufus “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.”
• with Jesus (Simon bore Jesus's cross.) “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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Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.