KJV King James Version
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
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Mark 15:22
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
WEB World English Bible
They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”
ASV American Standard Version
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, ‘Place of a skull;’
Surrounding context — Mark 15
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing [their] knees worshipped him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received [it] not.
24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandφέρουσινG5342 · pherōto bear/leadαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΓολγοθᾶνG1115 · GolgothaGolgothaτόπον,G5117 · toposplaceὅG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐστινG1510 · eimito beμεθερμηνευόμενον,G3177 · methermēneuōto meanκρανίουG2898 · kranionSkullτόπος.G5117 · toposplace
Cross-references
Matthew 27:33-44And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,John 19:17-27And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:Luke 23:27-38And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
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