Matthew 26:60

26:60 But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally ¹  two came forward

Matthew 27:32

The Crucifixion

27:32 As ²  they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced ³  to carry his cross. ⁴ 

Matthew 8:10

8:10 When ⁵  Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, “I tell you the truth, ⁶  I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!

Matthew 22:10

22:10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

[26:60]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:32]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:32]  ³ tn Or “conscripted”; or “pressed into service.”

[27:32]  ⁴ sn Jesus was beaten severely with a whip before this (the prelude to crucifixion, known to the Romans as verberatio, mentioned in Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1), so he would have been weak from trauma and loss of blood. Apparently he was unable to bear the cross himself, so Simon was conscripted to help (in all probability this was only the crossbeam, called in Latin the patibulum, since the upright beam usually remained in the ground at the place of execution). Cyrene was located in North Africa where Tripoli is today. Nothing more is known about this Simon. Mark 15:21 names him as father of two people apparently known to Mark’s audience.

[8:10]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[8:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”