# Mark 15:21

> Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

— Mark 15:21, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Cyrene** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/cyrene

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The same reconstruction of the Passion: AD 30 or 33, within Pilate's prefecture.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Matthew 27:32 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/32
- Luke 23:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/23/26
- Romans 16:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/16/13

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## Questions linked to this verse

- According to Mark, who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus? — https://scriptoria.digital/en/questions/01a151d8-1aad-7fa8-af82-222210c3d50a

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/21
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).