Matthew 27:32
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
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Gill's Exposition
And when they were come to a place called Golgotha,.... The true pronunciation is "Golgoltha", and so it is read in Munster's Hebrew Gospel. It is a Syriac word, in which language letters are often…
As they came out - That is, either out of the governor’s palace where he had been treated with such cruelty and contempt, or out of the gates of the city, to crucify him. A man of Cyrene - Cyrene was…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
a man of Cyrene, Simon by name (1) "coming out of the country" (Mark and Luke), (2) the father of Alexander and Rufus (Mark).
(1) This has been thought to imply that Simon was returning from work,…
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