Matthew 27:32 - Compare All Versions
Matthew 27:32-34 MSG (The Message)
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 KJV (King James Version)
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Matthew 27:32 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
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 NCV (New Century Version)
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 ASV (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.
Matthew 27:32 NIV (New International Version)
As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
Matthew 27:32 NKJV (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.
Matthew 27:32 AMP (Amplified Bible)
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 NLT (New Living Translation)
Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.
Matthew 27:32 TPT (The Passion Translation)
And as they came out of the city, they stopped an African man named Simon, from Libya, and compelled him to carry the cross for Jesus.
Matthew 27:32 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross.