Matthew 27:32 KJV: And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

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

32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

27 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

Matthew Chapter 27. 32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

New King James Version Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross. American Standard Version 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. Berean Study Bible

As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus. And going forth, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon. They compelled him that he might carry His cross.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

What does Matthew 27:32 mean? In most cases, Roman crucifixion involved a vertical post permanently attached to the ground. This would make executions much easier and more efficient. Condemned prisoners would typically carry the horizontal crossbeam, which could be nailed to their arms and then attached to the post.