Mark 15:22

Mark 15:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
• New International Version (NIV)They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull).
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.

Context of Mark 15:22

20And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him. 21And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross. And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. 23And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 24And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take.

Mark 15:22 word by word

καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸν Γολγοθᾶν τόπον, ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον, κρανίου τόπος.Read the interlinear

• bringφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• GolgothaΓολγοθᾶGolgotha · GolgothaG1115
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• skullκρανίονkranion · SkullG2898

Cross-references for Mark 15:22

• Matthew 27:33And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,
• Luke 23:27And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him.
• John 19:17They took Jesus therefore: and he went out, bearing the cross for himself, unto the place called The place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha:

Commentaries on Mark 15:22

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-32Verses 22-32 The place where our Lord Jesus was crucified, was called the place of a scull; it was the common place of execution; for he was in all respects numbered with the transgressors. Whenever we look unto Christ crucified, we must remember what was written over his head; he is a King, and we must give up ourselves to be his subjects, as Israelites indeed. They crucified two thieves with him, and him in the midst; they thereby intended him great…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22After they left the walled city of Jerusalem, Jesus became too weak to carry his cross. The Roman soldiers forced Simon of Cyrene (a city in northern Africa) to carry it (see Matthew 5:41). Usually, a person being crucified had to carry the horizontal crossbeam (called the patibulum) to the place of execution. The vertical post (called the stipes) was often left in the ground as a warning to others (like a hangman’s scaffold in a public square). Simon of…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:22

• Calvary
• Golgotha
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Soldiers

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Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings