Who was the person who helped Jesus carry the cross? The Gospels tell us that a man named Simon of Cyrene helped Jesus carry the cross. Related cross questions include an upside-down cross. This is recorded in Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, and Luke 23:26. As Jesus, weakened from the scourging and the immense physical and emotional strain, stumbled under the weight of the cross, the Roman soldiers compelled Simon to carry it for Him. Simon was coming in from the…

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