Matthew 27:32
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compelled to beare his crosse.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
33And when they came vnto the place called Golgotha, (that is to say, the place of dead mens skulles)
Cross References
Leviticus 4:3If the Priest that is anointed doe sinne (according to the sinne of the people) then shall he offer, for his sinne which hee hath sinned, a yong bullocke without blemish vnto the Lord for a sinne offring,
Leviticus 4:21For he shall carie the bullocke without the hoste, and burne him as he burned the first bullock: for it is an offring for the sinne of the Congregation.
1 Kings 21:10And set two wicked men before him, and let them witnesse against him, saying, Thou diddest blaspheme God and the King: then cary him out, and stone him that he may dye.
Matthew 5:41And whosoeuer will compell thee to goe a mile, goe with him twaine.
Mark 15:21And they compelled one that passed by, called Simon of Cyrene (which came out of the countrey, and was father of Alexander and Rufus) to beare his crosse.
John 19:17And he bare his owne crosse, and came into a place named of dead mens Skulles, which is called in Hebrewe, 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 →