Luke 23:33

Luke 23:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
• New International Version (NIV)When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.

Context of Luke 23:33

31There is much trouble and pain now. But much worse things will happen! Now the fire burns slowly. But soon it will be like a fire that quickly burns dry wood!’ 32The soldiers also took two other men out of the prison. These men had done bad things. The soldiers would kill them and Jesus together. They 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. 34Jesus said, ‘Father, these people do not know what they are doing. So please forgive them.’ The soldiers then picked up Jesus' clothes for themselves. They played a game to decide who would receive each piece of his clothes. 35The people stood there and they were watching. The Jewish leaders were laughing at Jesus. They said, ‘He saved other people, did he? Then he should save his own life! Then we will know that he is really the Messiah, the man that God has chosen.’

Luke 23:33 word by word

καὶ ὅτε ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον τὸν καλούμενον Κρανίον, ἐκεῖ ἐσταύρωσαν αὐτὸν καὶ τοὺς κακούργους, ὃν μὲν ἐκ δεξιῶν, ὃν δὲ ἐξ ἀριστερῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• they were comeἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• is calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• Calvaryκρανίονkranion · SkullG2898
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• they crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the malefactorsκακοῦργοςkakourgos · criminalG2557
• oneὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• onἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• andδέde · thenG1161
• the leftἀριστερόςaristēros · leftG710

Cross-references for Luke 23:33

• Matthew 27:33The soldiers took Jesus to the place that is called Golgotha. (Golgotha means the place of a skull. )
• Mark 15:22The soldiers took Jesus to a place that is called Golgotha. (Golgotha means ‘the place of a skull’.)
• John 19:17He 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.
• Hebrews 13:12In the same way, Jesus also died outside the city. He died as a sacrifice on our behalf. His blood has made his people clean from their sins.
• Luke 24:7He said, “It is necessary that someone should give the Son of Man into the power of bad men. They will kill him on a cross. But three days later he will become alive again.” ’
• Deuteronomy 21:23you must not leave it there during the night. Be careful to bury it on the same day that he died. If someone's body is hanging on a tree, it shows that God has cursed him. So do not leave it there. The Lord your God is giving the land to you so that it belongs to you. So do not let evil things spoil your land.
• Psalms 22:16Wicked people are everywhere around me. They are ready to attack me, like a group of wild dogs. They tear apart my hands and my feet.
• Zechariah 12:10I will cause the family of David and the people in Jerusalem to think seriously about me. Then they will know that I am kind to them. And they will want to pray to me. They will look at me whom they pierced (made holes in). They will weep about him as those that weep after the death of their only son. They will cry aloud as if their only son was dead.
• Matthew 20:19Then they will take me and they will deliver me to people who are not Jews. They will laugh at me. They will hit me with whips. Then they will kill me on a cross. But after three days, I will become alive again.’
• Matthew 26:2‘You know that after two days it will be the time of the Passover festival. Then those people who are against me will put me into the power of the rulers. They will fix me, the Son of Man, to a cross to kill me.’
• Mark 10:33‘Listen!’ he said to them. ‘We are going to Jerusalem. There, someone will give the Son of Man to the leaders of the priests and to the teachers of God's Law. These Jewish leaders will decide that he must die. Then they will put him under the power of people who are not Jews.
• John 3:14Long ago Moses lifted up the metal snake in the wilderness to save his people. In the same way, people must lift up the Son of Man on a cross.
• John 12:33Jesus said this to show in what way he would soon die.
• John 18:32Jesus had already told people how he would die. These things happened to make his words become true.
• Acts 2:23God knew that Jesus' enemies would give him to you. God had decided that this should happen. You let people who do not obey God's Law fix him to the cross. In that way you killed him.
• Acts 5:30You fixed Jesus to a cross so that he died. But then the God of our ancestors caused him to become alive again.

Commentaries on Luke 23:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33The place - called Calvary - See on Matthew 27:33; (note). They crucified him - See the nature of this punishment explained Matthew 27:35; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-43Verses 32-43 As soon as Christ was fastened to the cross, he prayed for those who crucified him. The great thing he died to purchase and procure for us, is the forgiveness of sin. This he prays for. Jesus was crucified between two thieves; in them were shown the different effects the cross of Christ would have upon the children of men in the preaching the gospel. One malefactor was hardened to the last. No troubles of themselves will change a wicked…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33The Skull: The Greek name is kranion, and the Aramaic name is Golgotha (Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22). The exact location is unknown, but people traditionally associate it with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Another suggested location is Gordon’s Calvary, a rock formation near the Garden Tomb, though scholars consider this less likely. They crucified him there: People who were crucified were often tied to the cross or nailed through the wrists and ankles…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:33

• Calvary
• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Malefactors (Criminals)
• Punishment

In the dictionaries

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• Eschatology of the New Testament

Commentaries on Luke 23

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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