32Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
— Matthew 27:32

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Illustration of Matthew 27:32-34 NLT

Illustration of Matthew 27:32-34 NLT -- The soldiers were going out of the city with Jesus. The soldiers forced another man there to carry the cross for Jesus. This man's name was Simon from Cyrene. They came to the place called Golgotha. (Golgotha means "The Place of the Skull.") At Golgotha, the soldiers gave Jesus wine to drink. This wine was mixed with gall. Jesus tasted the wine but refused to drink it.