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

15Then the Jews shouted, “Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked them, “Should I crucify your king?” The chief priests responded, “The emperor is the only king we have!” 16Then Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took Jesus. He carried his own cross and went out ⌞of the city⌟ to a location called The Skull. (In Hebrew this place is called Golgotha.) 18The soldiers crucified Jesus and two other men there. Jesus was in the middle. 19Pilate wrote a notice and put it on the cross. The notice read, “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 10:38Whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow me doesn’t deserve to be my disciple.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me.
• Matthew 27:31After the soldiers finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the cape and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
• Mark 8:34Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples. He said to them, “Those who want to follow me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me.
• Mark 10:21Jesus looked at him and loved him. He told him, “You’re still missing one thing. Sell everything you have. Give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then follow me!”
• Mark 15:21A man named Simon from the city of Cyrene was coming ⌞into Jerusalem⌟ from his home in the country. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. As he was about to pass by, the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.
• Luke 9:23He said to all of them, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses every day, and follow me.
• Luke 14:27So those who do not carry their crosses and follow me cannot be my disciples.
• Luke 23:26As the soldiers led Jesus away, they grabbed a man named Simon, who was from the city of Cyrene. Simon was coming into Jerusalem. They laid the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.
• Leviticus 16:21Aaron will place both hands on its head. He will confess over it all the sins, all the rebellious acts, and all the things the Israelites did wrong. He will transfer them to the goat’s head. A man will be appointed to release the goat in the desert.
• Leviticus 24:14“The man who cursed ⌞my name⌟ must be taken outside the camp. All who heard him curse ⌞my name⌟ must lay their hands on his head. Then the whole congregation must stone him to death.
• Numbers 15:35Then the Lord said to Moses, “This man must be put to death. The whole community must take him outside the camp and stone him.”
• 1 Kings 21:13The two good-for-nothing men came in and sat opposite him. In front of the people, these men accused Naboth of cursing God and the king. So the people stoned him to death outside the city.
• Luke 23:33When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified him. The criminals were also crucified, one on his right and the other on his left.
• Acts 7:58and after they had thrown him out of the city, they began to stone him to death. The witnesses left their coats with a young man named Saul.
• Hebrews 13:11The chief priest brings the blood of animals into the holy place as an offering for sin. But the bodies of those animals were burned outside the Israelite camp.

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