Jesus and Ganid gave first aid to a lad named Rufus, who had been injured by a breakdown. His father, Simon, little dreamed that the man whose cross he subsequently bore by orders of a Roman soldier was the stranger who once befriended his son. [1] Simon was the father of Rufus and Alexander from Cyrene. Both sons became very effective teachers of the new gospel in Africa. [2]
See also: UB 130:0.2.