32 (A)And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they [a]compelled to bear his cross.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:32 They compelled Simon to bear his burdensome cross, whereby it appeareth that Jesus was so sore handled before, that he fainted by the way, and was not able to bear his cross throughout: for John writeth that he did bear the cross, to wit, at the beginning.

26 (A)[a]And as they led him away, they caught one Simon of Cyrene, coming out of the field, and on him they laid the cross, to bear it after Jesus.

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  1. Luke 23:26 An example of the outrageousness and disorder of the soldiers.

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