A name from Scripture
Rufus
ROO-fus
Meaning
Red-haired; Red
Latin origin · Boy · First in Mark
What it points to
Rufus — 'chosen in the Lord' — came from a family marked by the cross. His father carried Jesus' cross; his mother nurtured Paul. Their story shows how one moment of service to Christ can transform a family's destiny for eternity.
Verses · King James Version
“Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.”
Romans 16:13
“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