They compel (αγγαρευουσιν). Dramatic present indicative again where Mt 27:32 has the aorist. For this Persian word see on Mt 5:41;…

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The father of Alexander and Rufus.—The fact recorded here, and not elsewhere, is one of the most striking instances of the indepen…

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And …

Glossa Ordinaria: After Christ's condemnation and the insults heaped on Him, the Evangelist proceeds to relate His crucifixion…

Men condemned to die by crucifixion were customarily required to carry the heavy wooden cro piece on which they were to be nailed to the place of e…

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian
(See Gill on Matthew 27:32);