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Cyrenians (Κυρηναῖος, Kyrēnaios, Kyrenaios). The residents of Cyrene, a city on the coast of North Africa. Cyrenians were present in Jerusalem during Peter’s Pentecost sermon (Acts 2:10). Among others, Cyrenian Jews argued with Stephen in Jerusalem and incited his arrest (Acts 6:9–12; see Libertines). Cyrenian Christians (perhaps from the same group that initially disputed with Stephen) began to preach the gospel in Antioch after the persecution that followed Stephen’s martyrdom (Acts 11:20). Two Cyrenians are mentioned by name in the New Testament: Simon, who was forced to carry Jesus’ cross (Matt 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26), and Lucius, a Christian teacher at Antioch (Acts 13:1).
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