Matthew 27:32
As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simeon [Hearing] by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his execution-stake.
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In Context
33When they came to a place called “ Golgotha ,” that means, “[The place of a skull],”
Cross References
Leviticus 4:3then if the anointed priest sins ·errs (the standard goal)· so as to bring trespass guilt on the people, then let him offer for his habitual sin ·missing the mark·, which he has sinned ·deviated (from the standard goal)·, a young bull without defect to Adonai for a habitual sin ·miss the mark· offering.
Leviticus 4:21He shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it + 4:21. Quoted in Heb 13:11 as he burned the first bull. It is the habitual sin ·miss the mark· offering for the assembly.
Matthew 5:41Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
Mark 15:21They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simeon [Hearing] of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his execution-stake.
John 19:17He went out, bearing his execution-stake, to the place called “Skull,” which is called in Hebrew [Immigrant], “ Golgotha [Place of skull],”
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 →