Matthew 27:32

As they were on their way out, they came upon a man from Cyrene called Simon, and they compelled him to go with them to carry the 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

31and, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the military cloak, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified.

33On reaching a place named Golgotha (a place named from its likeness to a skull),

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Cross References

Matthew 5:41If you are forced to carry a soldier’s pack for one mile, carry it two.

Mark 15:21They led Jesus out to crucify him; and they compelled a passer-by, Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them to carry his cross.

John 19:17and he went out, carrying his cross himself, to the place which is named from a skull, or, 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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