Simon in Matthew 27:32 — Bible person

A Jew of Cyrene, in North Africa, then a province of Libya. A hundred thousand Jews from Palestine had been settled in this province by Ptolemy Soter (B.C. 323-285), where by this time they had greatly increased in number. They had a synagogue in Jerusalem for such of their number as went thither to the annual feasts. Simon was seized by the soldiers as the procession wended its way to the place of crucifixion as he was passing by, and the heavy cross which Christ from failing strength could no longer bear was laid on his shoulders. Perhaps they seized him because he showed sympathy with Jesus. He was the “father of Alexander and Rufus” (Matt. 27:32). Possibly this Simon may have been one of the “men of Cyrene” who preached the word to the Greeks (Acts 11:20).

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Show passage in OET: MRK 15:21

OET-RV MRK 15:21

21 As they walked out of the city, they came across a man coming in from the country. He was Shim’on (Simon) from Kurainai (Cyrene) (Kurainai—the father of Alexandros (Alexander) and Rufos), and the soldiers forced him to carry the execution post,

OET-LV MRK 15:21

21 And they _are _compelling a_certain_ from _Kuraʸnaʸ _man passing _by, Simōn, coming from the_country, the father of _Alexandros and Ɽoufos, in _order _that he _may _carry the stake of _him.

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Show passage in OET: MRK 15:21

OET-RV MRK 15:21

OET-LV MRK 15:21

21 And they _are _compelling a_certain_ from _Kuraʸnaʸ _man passing _by, Simōn, coming from the_country, the father of _Alexandros and Ɽoufos, in _order _that he _may _carry the stake of _him.

Show passage in OET: MAT 27:32

OET-RV MAT 27:32

32 When they got out onto the street, they grabbed a man who turned out to be Shim’on (Simon) from Kurainai (Cyrene), and they forced him to carry the stake.

OET-LV MAT 27:32

32 And coming _out, they _found a_ a_from _Kuraʸnaʸ _man, by_the_name Simōn.
This one they _compelled that he _may _carry the stake of _him.

Show passage in OET: LUK 23:26

OET-RV LUK 23:26

26 As the Romans soldiers led Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) out of the city, they grabbed a man that was coming in from the countryside. He was Shim’on (Simon) from Kurainai (Cyrene), and they forced him to carry the post and follow along behind Yeshua.

OET-LV LUK 23:26

26 And as they _led _away him, having _taken _hold _of Simōn, a_certain from _Kuraʸnaʸ coming from the_country, they _put_ the stake _on to _him, to _be _carrying behind the Yaʸsous.

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