Matthew 27:32

And when they had gone forth, they found a Kurinean man whose name was Shemun: this (man) they compel to carry his cross.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 stripped him of the cloak, and clothed him with his own garments, and led him away to be crucified.

33And they came to a place which is called Gogultho, which is expounded, The skull.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:41and if a man compel thee one mile, go with him twain.

Mark 15:21AND they constrained one who was passing, Shemun Kurinoia, who was coming from the field, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to bear his cross.

John 19:17And they took Jeshu, and led him forth, bearing his cross to a place which is called A Skull, but in Hebrew is Gogultha:

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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