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As they were going out,Ἐξερχόμενοιthey foundεὗρονa manἄνθρωπονof Cyrene,ΚυρηναῖονSimonΣίμωναby name;ὀνόματιthis manτοῦτονthey compelledἠγγάρευσανtoἵναcarryἄρῃhis cross.τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ
Matthew 27:32
Study it in the app“As they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross.”
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Matthew 27:32, word by word
- As they were going outἘξερχόμενοιExerchomenoi
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “Exerchomenoi” appears- they foundεὗρονheuron
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuron” appears- a manἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- of CyreneΚυρηναῖονKyrēnaion
Cyrenian
From Cyrene, a city in North Africa.
Where else “Kyrēnaion” appears- SimonΣίμωναSimōna
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōna” appears- by nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- they compelledἠγγάρευσανēngareusan
force into service
Force someone to carry a load or do a service, as soldiers could do.
Where else “ēngareusan” appears- carryἄρῃarēi
carry
To bear something on oneself: "take up his cross".
Where else “arēi” appears- his crossσταυρὸνstauron
cross
The wooden beam on which the Romans nailed those condemned to death.
Where else “stauron” appears
Parallel passages
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Simon of Cyrene carries the cross
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Matthew 27:32
32As they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross.
21And they compel a passerby, a certain Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
26And as they led him away, they seized a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country, and put the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.
The context
31And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him away to crucify him.
32 · This verse (above)
33And coming to a place called Golgotha, which is called Place of a Skull,
To study Matthew 27 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pilate ask Jesus, and how did Jesus answer (v. 11)?
2. What it means
What happened when Jesus died, and what did the centurion and those with him say (vv. 50–54)?
3. How I live it
Joseph of Arimathea asked for Jesus' body and buried it with care (vv. 57–60). What gesture of respect can you offer someone grieving?