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Now upon the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they …
Now upon the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover... (Mark 14:12) — Simon was likely in Jerusalem to keep Passover.
Mark 15:21 (KJV)
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And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. (Matthew 27:32)
Matthew 27:32 (KJV)
...him they compelled to bear his cross. (Matthew 27:32)
Matthew 27:32 (KJV)
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. (Mark 15:21)
Mark 15:21 (KJV)
...the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (Mark 15:21)
Mark 15:21 (KJV)
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. (Luke 23:26)
Luke 23:26 (KJV)
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (Matthew 16:24)
Matthew 16:24 (KJV)
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