Mark 15:21–39 (ESV)Key themesKey themes for Mark 15:21–39ShareInformationReading ListEnglishMark 15:21–39 (ESV)21 And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.Jesus is the Christ who suffers and dies for the sins of God’s people.
21 And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.