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Cyrene

A North African city — home of Simon who carried Jesus' cross

North Africa

About This Place

A Greek colony in modern-day Libya with a significant Jewish population. Simon of Cyrene was compelled to carry Jesus' cross (Mark 15:21). People from Cyrene were present at Pentecost (Acts 2:10). Cyrenian believers helped found the church at Antioch (Acts 11:20), and Lucius of Cyrene is listed among the prophets and teachers there (Acts 13:1).

Chapters Mentioning Cyrene

Acts

Peter Had Receipts and the Church Had Questions

Peter gets dragged by the Jerusalem crew for eating with Gentiles, but he pulls up with the full story and receipts from God Himself. Meanwhile, the gospel breaks out in Antioch, Barnabas recruits Saul, and believers get called "Christians" for the first time. No cap.

Acts

When Paul Chose Violence (Verbally)

The Holy Spirit taps Barnabas and Paul for the first-ever missionary road trip. Paul blinds a sorcerer, drops the most fire synagogue sermon of all time, and when the haters show up, he pivots to the Gentiles. The gospel just went worldwide, no cap.

Acts

When the Church Had to Level Up Its Org Chart

The early church hits its first internal drama when Greek-speaking widows get left out. The apostles delegate like leaders and seven men step up — including Stephen, who starts going so hard that religious leaders literally can't handle it and have to make stuff up to take him down.

Luke

The Trial Nobody Could Win

Jesus gets passed between Pilate and Herod like nobody wants to take responsibility. The crowd picks a literal murderer over Him. On the cross, a dying criminal asks to be remembered — and gets paradise. Jesus commits His spirit to the Father, the temple curtain tears, and Joseph of Arimathea steps up to bury Him.

Mark

The Day Everything Went Dark

Jesus stands trial before Pilate, the crowd picks Barabbas, and the most important death in history happens on a hill called the Skull. The sky goes dark, the Temple curtain rips, and a Roman soldier says what everyone should have known all along.

Matthew

The Darkest Day in History

This is the chapter nobody wanted but everyone needed. Jesus gets handed over to Pilate, the crowd picks a criminal over Him, and the Son of God dies on a cross. The temple curtain rips, the earth shakes, and even a Roman soldier can't deny what just happened.

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