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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They came to a place called Golgotha (which means &#8220the place of the skull&#8221).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And they went out to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having come to a place called Golgotha, which is called Place of a Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Skull Place),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They came to a place named Golgotha, which means "Place of a Skull." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They came to a place called Golgotha (which means "the place of the skull").<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They came to a place called Golgotha, which means, "The Place of the Skull." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means "Skull Place"), <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They came to a place called Golgotha (which means "Place of the Skull")<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They came to a place called "Golgotha," that is to say, "The place of a skull."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and so they came to a place called Golgotha, which means 'Skull-ground.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When they came to a place called “Golgotha”, that is to say, “The place of a skull,” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having come to a place called Golgotha, which is called “Place of [the] Skull,”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having come to a place called Golgotha, which is called Place of a Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and having come to a place called Golgotha, that is called Place of a Skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having come, to the place called Golgotha, which is called the place of the skull,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they came to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they arrived at the place which is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull),<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they came to a place which is called Golgotha, which is interpreted The Skull.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they came to the place that was called “Gagultha”, which is interpreted, “a Skull”.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, which, when translated, is the place of a skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Having come to the place called Golgotha, which is called the place of a skull.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And when they were come to a place called Golgotha (which is called the place of a skull),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />when they were come to a place called Golgotha, a word which signifies a skull,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and so they came to a place called Golgotha, which means 'Skull-ground.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, having come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say "Place of a skull,"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And when they were come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/27-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8800" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">The Crucifixion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32</span>Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And when</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthontes (V-APA-NMP) -- To come, go. ">they came</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/5117.htm" title="5117: topon (N-AMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.">a place</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legomenon (V-PPM/P-AMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">called</a> <a href="/greek/1115.htm" title="1115: Golgotha (N-AFS) -- Golgotha, a knoll outside the wall of Jerusalem. Of Chaldee origin; the skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem.">Golgotha,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-NNS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">which</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">means</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/5117.htm" title="5117: topos (N-NMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.">The Place</a> <a href="/greek/2898.htm" title="2898: kraniou (N-GNS) -- A skull. Diminutive of a derivative of the base of keras; a skull.">of the Skull,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">34</span>they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-22.htm">Mark 15:22</a></span><br />They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-33.htm">Luke 23:33</a></span><br />When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-17.htm">John 19:17</a></span><br />Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a></span><br />Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a></span><br />And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-20.htm">John 19:20</a></span><br />Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a></span><br />They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">Matthew 26:36</a></span><br />Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-32.htm">Mark 14:32</a></span><br />Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-39.htm">Luke 22:39</a></span><br />Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-1.htm">John 18:1</a></span><br />After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2</a></span><br />“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a></span><br />Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-27.htm">Leviticus 16:27</a></span><br />The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when they were come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,</p><p class="hdg">Golgotha.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/15-22.htm">Mark 15:22</a></b></br> And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27-33</a></b></br> And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/19-17.htm">John 19:17</a></b></br> And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called <i>the place</i> of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/john/19-17.htm">Golgotha</a> <a href="/john/19-17.htm">Gol'gotha</a> <a href="/matthew/27-30.htm">Head</a> <a href="/matthew/23-18.htm">Means</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">Skull</a> <a href="/mark/15-22.htm">Skull-Ground</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/mark/15-22.htm">Golgotha</a> <a href="/mark/15-22.htm">Gol'gotha</a> <a href="/matthew/27-37.htm">Head</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Means</a> <a href="/mark/15-22.htm">Skull</a> <a href="/mark/15-22.htm">Skull-Ground</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And when they came to a place called Golgotha</b><br>Golgotha is the Aramaic name for the site where Jesus was crucified. The term "Golgotha" translates to "skull," and it is traditionally believed to be a hill resembling a skull's shape. This location is outside the walls of Jerusalem, aligning with Jewish customs of executing criminals outside the city (<a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a>). The site is significant in Christian tradition as the place of Jesus' crucifixion, fulfilling the prophecy of the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>. The exact location of Golgotha is debated, with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Gordon's Calvary being the primary contenders.<p><b>which means The Place of the Skull</b><br>The phrase "The Place of the Skull" is a direct translation of "Golgotha." This name could derive from the hill's appearance or from its association with death and execution. In Roman times, crucifixion was a common method of execution for criminals, and such sites were often located near major roads to serve as a public deterrent. Theologically, the location underscores the gravity of Jesus' sacrifice, as He was crucified in a place associated with death, yet through His resurrection, He conquered death itself (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-55.htm">1 Corinthians 15:55-57</a>). The imagery of the skull also connects to the prophecy in <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>, where the seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head, symbolizing Jesus' victory over sin and death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a></b><br>This is the Aramaic name for the location where Jesus was crucified. It is translated as "The Place of the Skull." The name may refer to the shape of the hill or a place associated with death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/roman_soldiers.htm">Roman Soldiers</a></b><br>They were responsible for leading Jesus to Golgotha and carrying out the crucifixion. Their actions fulfilled the Roman method of execution for criminals.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this event, Jesus is led to Golgotha to be crucified, fulfilling the prophecies of the suffering Messiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crucifixion.htm">The Crucifixion</a></b><br>This event is the culmination of Jesus' earthly ministry, where He sacrifices Himself for the sins of humanity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_leaders.htm">The Jewish Leaders</a></b><br>They played a role in condemning Jesus and ensuring His crucifixion by the Roman authorities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_golgotha.htm">The Significance of Golgotha</a></b><br>Golgotha, "The Place of the Skull," symbolizes the reality of death and the grave. It is a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the cost of redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jesus' crucifixion at Golgotha fulfills numerous Old Testament prophecies, affirming the reliability of Scripture and God's sovereign plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Reflect on the cost Jesus paid at Golgotha and consider what it means to take up your cross and follow Him daily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_love_of_christ.htm">The Love of Christ</a></b><br>Golgotha is the ultimate demonstration of Christ's love for humanity. Meditate on the depth of His love and how it compels us to love others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/victory_over_sin_and_death.htm">Victory Over Sin and Death</a></b><br>Although Golgotha is a place of death, it is also the site of victory over sin and death. Embrace the hope and freedom that come from Jesus' sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_stations_of_the_cross.htm">What are the Stations of the Cross?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/golgotha_vs._calvary__what's_different.htm">What is the difference between Golgotha and Calvary?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ready_for_upcoming_challenges.htm">What is the meaning of 'Place of the Skull'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'place_of_the_skull'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of "Place of the Skull"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) <span class= "bld">A place called Golgotha.</span>--The other Gospels give the name with the definite article, as though it were a well-known locality. It is not mentioned, however, by any Jewish writer, and its position is matter of conjecture. It was "nigh unto the city" (<a href="/john/19-20.htm" title="This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.">John 19:20</a>), and therefore outside the walls (comp. <a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm" title="Why Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.">Hebrews 13:12</a>). There was a garden in it (<a href="/john/19-41.htm" title="Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, wherein was never man yet laid.">John 19:41</a>), and in the garden a tomb, which was the property of Joseph of Arimathaea (<a href="/matthew/27-60.htm" title="And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.">Matthew 27:60</a>). A tradition, traceable to the fourth century, has identified the spot with the building known as the Church of the Sepulchre. One eminent archaeologist of our own time (Mr. James Fergusson) identifies it with the Dome of the Rock in the Mosque of El Aksa. Both sites were then outside the city, but were afterwards enclosed by the third wall, built by Agrippa II. The name has been supposed by some to point to its being a common place of execution; but it is not probable that the skulls of criminals would have been left unburied, nor that a wealthy Jew should have chosen such a spot for a garden and a burial-place. The facts lead rather to the conclusion (1) that the name indicated the round, bare, skull-like character of the eminence which was so called; and (2) that it may have been chosen by the priests as a deliberate insult to the member of their own body who had refused to share their policy, and was at least suspected of discipleship, and whose garden, or orchard, with its rock-hewn sepulchre, lay hard by (<a href="/mark/15-43.htm" title="Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable counselor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly to Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.">Mark 15:43</a>; <a href="/luke/23-51.htm" title="(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.">Luke 23:51</a>; <a href="/john/19-38.htm" title="And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, sought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.">John 19:38</a>). A later legend saw in the name a token that the bones of Adam were buried there, and that as the blood flowed from the sacred wounds on his skull his soul was translated to Paradise. The more familiar name of Calvary (<a href="/luke/23-35.htm" title="And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.">Luke 23:35</a>) has its origin in the Vulgate rendering (<span class= "ital">Calvarium=&</span> skull) of the Greek word <span class= "ital">Kranion,</span> or <span class= "ital">Cranium,</span> which the Evangelist actually uses. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull;</span> <span class="accented">quod est Calvariae locus</span> (Vulgate). Hence the Latinized name Calvary. The word means "a skull;" but why the spot was so called is a doubtful question. That it was the usual place of execution is a suggestion with no proof, and one would expect the designation in this case to be "the place of skulls." Tradition (authorized by Origen) pointed to it as the spot where Adam was buried, and where his skull was found - a story that seems to have arisen from the typical reason that it was congruous that the first Adam and the second Adam should meet in death, the latter winning the victory there where the former showed his defeat. Most probably the name was given to it as descriptive of its appearance, a bare space of rock (not a hill) denuded of verdure, and bearing a distant resemblance to a human skull wanting hair. The actual situation of Calvary is hotly contested by exegetes and travellers, and is still far from being determined. The only criterion offered by our accounts in the Gospels is that it was without the then walls of the city, not far from one or the gates, and by the side of one of the principal roads leading from the city to the country. A certain knoll on the hill Gareb towards the northwest, by which the Damascus road led, and to which Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:39) refers, is supposed, not very happily, to answer these requirements, If the present Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on the northwest of Jerusalem, really contains the actual Golgotha and the tomb of our Lord, the course of the second wall as usually drawn cannot be correct, as it embraces this site completely (see the <span class="accented">Guardian</span>, August 30, 1893, p. 1353). Opinion, always altering, has lately been inclined to endorse the authenticity of many of the traditional sites in the holy city and its neighbourhood. Further discoveries will set this and other matters at rest. Meantime, judgment must be suspended (see on ver. 51). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And [when]</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they came</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλθόντες</span> <span class="translit">(elthontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a place</span><br /><span class="grk">τόπον</span> <span class="translit">(topon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called</span><br /><span class="grk">λεγόμενον</span> <span class="translit">(legomenon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Golgotha,</span><br /><span class="grk">Γολγοθᾶ</span> <span class="translit">(Golgotha)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">Golgotha, a knoll outside the wall of Jerusalem. Of Chaldee origin; the skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">means</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστιν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The Place</span><br /><span class="grk">τόπος</span> <span class="translit">(topos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Skull,</span><br /><span class="grk">κρανίου</span> <span class="translit">(kraniou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2898.htm">Strong's 2898: </a> </span><span class="str2">A skull. Diminutive of a derivative of the base of keras; a skull.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/27-33.htm">Matthew 27:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:33 They came to a place called Golgotha (Matt. 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