They laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, .... and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.

Luke 23
26 Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.


The events involving Jesus' march to the cross took on a curious turn when a man named Simon, was pulled out of the crowd to help our Lord Jesus as He was physically suffering under the scourging while carrying His cross. There are many ways to see this, firstly Yshua's physical suffering was so bad that even the cruel Roman soldiers knew He could no longer carry the cross Himself.

Secondly, we can see even in the most difficult period of His life, Yshua was able to make a connection with Simon and most likely caused Simon to believe. Thirdly, Simon was probably another bystander but when told to carry the cross for Yshua, he moved promptly to help. We do not know how many other lives were saved through the testimony of Simon about his most privileged encounter to carry the cross of Yshua.