Matthew 27:32

Now as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon; they compelled him to carry His cross.

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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

31After they had mocked Him they took the cloak off Him and put His own clothes back on; and they led Him away to be crucified.

33Upon arriving at a place called Golgotha, which means ‘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 15:21A certain passer-by, Simon a Cyrenian (the father of Alexander and Rufus), coming in from the countryside, was compelled to carry His cross.

John 19:17And carrying His cross He went out to the place called ‘Skull’, which in Hebrew is called ‘ 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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