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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his 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.

Context of Matthew 27:32

30They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head. 31When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross. 33They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”) 34and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting 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 4:3“‘If the high priest sins so that the people are guilty, on account of the sin he has committed he must present a flawless young bull to the Lord for a sin offering.
• Numbers 15:35Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death; the whole community must stone him with stones outside the camp.”
• 1 Kings 21:10Also seat two villains opposite him and have them testify, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
• Acts 7:58When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
• Hebrews 13:11For the bodies of those animals whose blood the high priest brings into the sanctuary as an offering for sin are burned outside the camp.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
• Mark 15:21The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).
• Luke 23:26As they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country. They placed the cross on his back and made him carry it behind Jesus.
• Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
• Acts 6:9But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.
• Acts 11:20But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 13:1Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) 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