As they were going out. Jesus died outside the city gate (Hebrews 13:12). A man from Cyrene. Simon, father of two well known Christians (Mark 15:21). Cyrene was in North Africa, and had a large Jewish population. [Some think he was a black man.] To carry Jesus' cross. Prisoners carried their own crosses, but Jesus is too weak from all that has happened to him and fell while carrying his cross (implied in John 19:17). Simon is forced to carry it for him. [Some think Luke 23:26 implies Simon only carried one end of the cross.]

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