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.
• 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.
• 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

30They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. 31After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. 33They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 34There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to 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 anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the Lord a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
• Numbers 15:35Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.”
• 1 Kings 21:10But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
• Acts 7:58dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.
• Hebrews 13:11The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
• Mark 15:21A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.
• Luke 23:26As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
• Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome
• Acts 6:9Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen.
• Acts 11:20Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 13:1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with 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