John 19:17

John 19:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
• New International Version (NIV)Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).
• English Standard Version (ESV)and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,

Context of John 19:17

15But they shouted, ‘Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a cross!’ Pilate asked them, ‘Do you want me to kill your king on a cross?’ The leaders of the priests answered, ‘Caesar is the only ruler that we call king.’ 16Then Pilate gave Jesus to them, so that they could kill him on a cross. The soldiers took hold of Jesus. He was carrying the cross on which they would kill him. He went out to the place called ‘The Place of the Skull’. This place is called ‘Golgotha’ in the Jewish language. 18When they arrived there, the soldiers fixed Jesus to the cross. They put two other men on crosses near to him. They were on each side of him and Jesus was between them. 19Pilate wrote a notice. Then the soldiers put it on the cross. It said: ‘Jesus from Nazareth, the King of the Jews’.

John 19:17 word by word

καὶ βαστάζων ἑαυτῷ τὸν σταυρὸν ἐξῆλθεν εἰς τὸν λεγόμενον κρανίου τόπον, ὃ λέγεται Ἑβραϊστὶ Γολγοθα,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he bearingβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• crossσταυρόςstauros · crossG4716
• went forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• of a skullκρανίονkranion · SkullG2898
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• in the HebrewἙβραϊστίHebraisti · HebrewG1447
• GolgothaΓολγοθᾶGolgotha · GolgothaG1115

Cross-references for John 19:17

• Matthew 10:38If you really want to be one of my disciples, you must be ready to die for me. Live like a person who carries his own cross to go and die.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘A person who wants to come with me must not think about himself. He must decide that his own life is not important. He must be like someone who carries his own cross to go and die. Then he may come with me as my disciple.
• Matthew 27:31After they had laughed at him, they took the special coat off him. They put his own clothes back on him. Then they took him out to the place where they would kill him on a cross.
• Mark 8:34Then Jesus asked the crowd and his disciples to come to him. He said to them, ‘A person who wants to come with me must not think about himself. He must decide that his own life is not important. He must be like someone who carries his own cross to go and die. Then he may come with me as my disciple.
• Mark 10:21Jesus looked at the man and Jesus loved him. Jesus said to him, ‘There is still just one thing that you must do. Go now. Sell everything that you have. Then give the money to poor people. If you do that, you will have many valuable things in heaven. Then come back and be my disciple.’
• Mark 15:21When the soldiers were taking Jesus out to that place, a man called Simon was there. He was coming in from outside the city. He was from the city of Cyrene, and he was the father of Alexander and Rufus. The soldiers told Simon that he must carry Jesus' cross.
• Luke 9:23Then Jesus said to all the people that were there, ‘A person who wants to be my disciple must not think about himself. He must decide that his own life is not important. Every day he must be like someone who carries his own cross to go and die. Then he may come with me as my disciple.
• Luke 14:27He must live like a person that carries his own cross to go and die. If he is not ready to die for me, he cannot be one of my disciples.
• Luke 23:26So the soldiers took Jesus away, to go to the place where they would kill him. On the way, they took hold of a man called Simon. This man was from the town of Cyrene. He was coming in from outside the city. The soldiers took the cross that Jesus was carrying on his shoulders. They made Simon carry it instead as he walked behind Jesus.
• Leviticus 16:21He must put his hands on the goat's head. He must speak aloud all the bad things that Israel's people have done. Then all the bad things will be on the goat's head. Aaron must tell a man that he must send the goat away into the desert.
• Leviticus 24:14‘Take the man outside the camp. All the people who heard him speak must put a hand on him. All the people must throw stones at him until he is dead.
• Numbers 15:35The Lord said to Moses, ‘This man must die. All the people must take him outside the camp. They must throw stones at him to kill him.’
• 1 Kings 21:13Then two wicked men came and they sat near to him. They accused Naboth so that the people could all hear them. They said, ‘Naboth has insulted God and the king.’ So the people took him outside the city. They threw stones at him until he was dead.
• Luke 23:33They took them to the place that is called ‘The Skull’. There they fixed Jesus to a cross to die. They also fixed the two bad men to crosses. One of these men was on the right side of Jesus. The other was on his left side.
• Acts 7:58They took hold of Stephen and they pulled him out of the city. They removed their coats. They gave them to a young man to keep them safe. This young man was called Saul. Then they began to throw stones at Stephen to kill him.
• Hebrews 13:11In the old agreement, the leader of the priests brings the blood from the animal sacrifices into the Most Holy Place. He does that so that God will forgive the sins of the people. But they take the bodies of those animals away from there. They burn them outside the town.

Commentaries on John 19:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Bearing his cross - He bore it all alone first; when he could no longer carry the whole through weakness, occasioned by the ill usage he had received, Simon, a Cyrenian, helped him to carry it: see the note on Matthew 27:32. Golgotha - See on Matthew 27:33; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 See the notes at Matthew 27:32-37. John 19:22 What I have written … - This declaration implied that he would make no change. He was impatient, and weary of their solicitations. He had yielded to them contrary to the convictions of his own conscience, and he now declared his purpose to yield no further.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17The vertical beam (Latin staticulum) of the cross usually stayed at the crucifixion site. The victim carried only the heavy cross beam (Latin patibulum). Crucifixions were public executions near major roads. The Romans designed them to shock and warn the people. The Place of the Skull (Hebrew and Aramaic Golgotha; Latin calvariae, “Calvary”): Most archaeologists agree that the crucifixion of Jesus happened at the site of the modern Church of the Holy…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-3017. And he bearing his cross--(See on Lu 23:26). went forth--Compare He 13:11-13, "without the camp"; "without the gate." On arriving at the place, "they gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall [wine mingled with myrrh, Mr 15:23], and when He had tasted thereof, He would not drink" (Mt 27:34). This potion was stupefying, and given to criminals just before execution, to deaden the sense of pain. Fill high the bowl, and spice it well, and pour The dews…Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:17

• Calvary
• Cross
• Death
• Golgotha
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Golgotha
• Encamp
• Humiliation of Christ
• Thenceforth
• Writing
• Head
• Hebrew; Hebrewess
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of

Commentaries on John 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• 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