King James Version
Matthew 27:32 in the King James Version says “And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.”
Matthew 27:32 · KJV
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“they compelled”
G29properly, to be a courier, i.e., (by implication) to press into public service
“bear”
G142to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e., weigh
“cross”
G4716a stake or post (as set upright), i.e., (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e.,
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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