Matthew 27:32

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³²And as they^* were going out, they found a man of Cyrene named^l Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross.

*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were going out”) which is understood as temporal
lLiterally “by name”

As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross.

As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.

As they were going out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced him to carry his cross.

Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.

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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