Matthew 27:32

And as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to go with them to carry his 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

31At last, when they had finished their mocking, they took the robe off, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

33And when they came to a place called Golgotha (the word means "Place of a Skull"),

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Cross References

Matthew 5:41"Whoever impresses you to go one mile, go two miles with him.

Mark 15:21Simon a Cyrenian, a passer-by, who was coming from the country (the father of Alexander and Rufus), they commandeered to carry the cross of Jesus.

John 19:17So they took Jesus, who went forth bearing his own cross, to a place called The Place of a Skull - in the Hebrew tongue, 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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