Matthew 27:32
Matthew 27:32-34 The Message (MSG)
Along the way they came on a man from Cyrene named Simon and made him carry Jesus’ cross. Arriving at Golgotha, the place they call “Skull Hill,” they offered him a mild painkiller (a mixture of wine and myrrh), but when he tasted it he wouldn’t drink it.
Matthew 27:32 King James Version (KJV)
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Matthew 27:32 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.
Matthew 27:32 New Century Version (NCV)
As the soldiers were going out of the city with Jesus, they forced a man from Cyrene, named Simon, to carry the cross for Jesus.
Matthew 27:32 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Matthew 27:32 New International Version (NIV)
As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
Matthew 27:32 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.
Matthew 27:32 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now as they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced into service to carry the cross of Jesus. [Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26]
Matthew 27:32 New Living Translation (NLT)
Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.