They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
Parallel translations
- WEB They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”
- KJV And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
- NKJV And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
- NASB Then they *brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
- NLT And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”).
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Quick answer
Jesus is brought to Golgotha, 'the place of a skull.' Mark marks the exact spot of the crucifixion.
Overview
Golgotha was a place of public execution just outside Jerusalem's walls, its grim name perhaps drawn from the shape of the rock or its reputation for death. Mark translates the Aramaic term for his Greek-speaking readers. Here the sinless one would die in the place of death, turning a site of shame into the ground of salvation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Matt 27:33–44And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
- John 19:17–27Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
- Luke 23:27–38A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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