Matthew 27:32
“And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to beare his Crosse.”
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Matthew 27:32 Context
30And they spit vpon him, and tooke the reed, and smote him on the head. 31And after that they had mocked him, they tooke the robe off from him, and put his owne raiment on him, and led him away to crucifie him. 32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to beare his Crosse. 33And when they were come vnto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34¶ They gaue him vineger to drinke, mingled with gall: and when hee had tasted thereof, hee would not drinke.
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And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
- King James Version
As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.
- New American Standard Version (1995)