Matthew 27:32

And going out they found a Cyrenean man, Simon by name: they compelled him that he should bear His cross.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 mocked Him, divesting Him of the robe, they put on Him His own raiment, and led Him away to crucify Him.

33Having come to the place called Golgotha, which is called the place of a skull.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:41Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him two.

Mark 15:21And they compel a certain Simon, a Cyrenean, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he must take His cross.

John 19:17And He was bearing His cross. And He went out into a place called Calvary, 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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