Matthew 27:32

And going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they pressed into service that he might carry His cross.

English Majority Text (NT)

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 mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe, and dressed Him in His own clothes, and led Him away in order to crucify Him. 1 The Crucifixion of Jesus

33And coming to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,

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Cross References

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

Mark 15:21And they pressed into service a certain man that was passing by named Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming from the country, that he might carry His cross.

John 19:17And bearing His cross, He went out to 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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