Matthew 27:32

And as they went out, they found a man of Cyrene whose name was Simon; him they compelled to bear his cross.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 mocked him, they divested him of the cloak, and clothed him in his own garments, and led him out to be crucified.

33And they came to a place which is called Golgotha, which is interpreted a skull.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:41Whoever compelleth thee to go one mile, go with him two.

Mark 15:21And they compelled a passer-by, Simon the Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming from the fields, to bear his cross.

John 19:17bearing his cross, to a place called a Skull, and in Hebrew 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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