Matthew 27:32

Matthew 27:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
• New International Version (NIV)As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.

Context of Matthew 27:32

30And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him. As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. 33And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), 34they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.

Matthew 27:32 word by word

Ἐξερχόμενοι δὲ εὗρον ἄνθρωπον Κυρηναῖον ὀνόματι Σίμωνα· τοῦτον ἠγγάρευσαν ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• as they came outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• they foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• of CyreneΚυρηναῖοςKurēnaios · CyreneG2956
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• by nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• they compelledἀγγαρεύωaggareuō · to forceG29
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• bearαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• crossὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• crossσταυρόςstauros · crossG4716

Cross-references for Matthew 27:32

• Leviticus 4:3if it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed a bull from the herd without blemish to the Lord for a sin offering.
• Numbers 15:35And the Lord said to Moses, "The man shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp."
• 1 Kings 21:10And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death."
• Acts 7:58Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
• Hebrews 13:11For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
• Mark 15:21And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
• Luke 23:26And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.
• Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
• Acts 6:9Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen.
• Acts 11:20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 13:1Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32A man of Cyrene - him they compelled to bear his cross - In John, John 19:16, John 19:17, we are told Christ himself bore the cross, and this, it is likely, he did for a part of the way; but, being exhausted with the scourging and other cruel usage which he had received, he was found incapable of bearing it alone; therefore they obliged Simon, not, I think, to bear it entirely, but to assist Christ, by bearing a part of it. It was a constant practice…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-34Verses 31-34 Christ was led as a Lamb to the slaughter, as a Sacrifice to the altar. Even the mercies of the wicked are really cruel. Taking the cross from him, they compelled one Simon to bear it. Make us ready, O Lord, to bear the cross thou hast appointed us, and daily to take it up with cheerfulness, following thee. Was ever sorrow like unto his sorrow? And when we behold what manner of death he died, let us in that behold with what manner of love he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32Usually, the person to be crucified would carry their own cross. They only carried the crossbeam since the vertical pole was already at the crucifixion site. The Romans might have forced Simon to help because Jesus was weak from being whipped. Making Simon help could also have been a way to mock Jesus. They treated him like someone who deserved a servant, even though they led him to his death.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:32

• Cross
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Simon
• Soldiers

In the dictionaries

• Cyrene
• Accusation
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Simon
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Compel

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings