Matthew 27:32

And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: this man they compelled to carry his cross.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

In Context

31And when they had derided him, they took off the cloak from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

33And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, which, when translated, is the place of a skull,

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Cross References

Matthew 5:41And whoever will compel you to go one mile, go with him two.

Mark 15:21And they compelled one Simon, a Cyrenian, (the father of Alexander and Rufus,) who was passing by, coming in from the country, to bear his cross.

John 19:17And, bearing his cross, he went forth into a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called, in Hebrew, Golgotha,

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:27-33

Christ Scourged and Derided; Christ Mocked by the Soldiers. 26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King… Read the whole commentary →

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