Matthew 27:32 Parallel Translations

On the way they found a man named Simon. He was from the city of Cyrene. The soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

ASV:

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go with them , that he might bear his cross.

BBE:

And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.

DBY:

And as they went forth they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to go with them that he might bear his cross.

ERV:

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

WEY:

Going out they met a Cyrenaean named Simon; whom they compelled to carry His cross,

WBS:

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they constrained to bear his cross.

WEB:

As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross.

YLT:

And coming forth, they found a man, a Cyrenian, by name Simon: him they impressed that he might bear his cross;

Matthew 27:32 Cross References

XREF:

Mark 15:21 They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to bear His cross.

Luke 23:26 When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

John 19:17 They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha.

Acts 2:10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya around Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Acts 6:9 But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.

Acts 11:20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

Acts 13:1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they {m} compelled to bear his cross.
(m) They compelled Simon to bear his burdensome cross, by which it appears that Jesus was so poorly handled before that he fainted along the way, and was not able to bear his cross the whole distance: for John writes that he did bear the cross, that is, at the beginning.

PNT:

27:32 As they came out. Of the city. Jesus was crucified without the gate (Heb 13:12). A company of soldiers, led by a centurion, had charge.
A man of Cyrene. Simon by name, the father of two well-known Christians (Mr 15:21). Cyrene was in North Africa, and was the house of many Jews.
To bear his cross. At first Jesus bore his own cross, but exhausted by scourging, sank under the weight (Joh 19:17). Luke seems to show that Simon only bore the after part of the cross, the lighter end, which had been dragging on the ground (Lu 23:26).

WES:

27:32 Him they compelled to bear his cross - He bore it himself, till he sunk under it, John 19:17.

MHC:

27:31-34 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 loved us. As if death, so painful a death, were not enough, they added to its bitterness and terror in several ways.

CONC:

Bear Carry Compelled Constrained Cross Cyrenaean Cyrene Cyre'ne Cyrenian Forced Forth Impressed Met Named Pressed Service Simon

Bear Carry Compelled Constrained Cross Cyrenaean Cyrene Cyre'ne Cyrenian Forced Forth Found Impressed Met Pressed Service Simon

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