John 19:17

Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.

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KJV

And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

ASV

They 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:

YLT

and bearing his cross, he went forth to the place called Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha;

DBT

And he went out, bearing his cross, to the place called [place] of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha;

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(super Matt. c. xxvii.) An apt connection, and smooth to the ear, but not true. For the place where they cut off the heads of men condemned to death, called in consequence Calvary, was outside the city gates, whereas we read in the book of Jesus the son of Nave, that Adam was buried by Hebron and Arbah.

Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420patristic

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And he bearing his cross,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

Bearing 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 Mat 27:32. Golgotha - See on Mat 27:33 (note).

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

This potion was stupefying, and given to criminals just before execution, to deaden the sense of pain. But our Lord would die with every faculty clear, and in full sensibility to all His sufferings.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Bearing his cross - Not the whole cross, (for that was too large and heavy,) but the transverse beam of it, to which his hands were afterward fastened.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical

Now Christ's carrying his cross may be considered, (1.) As a part of his sufferings; he endured the cross literally. It was a long and thick piece of timber that was necessary for such a use, and some think it was neither seasoned nor hewn.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Luke 23:33
When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
Genesis 22:6
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together.
Hebrews 13:12
And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
Matthew 10:38
and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
John 12:32
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
Luke 14:27
And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
Mark 15:22
They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
Luke 23:26
As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
Matthew 27:32
Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Matthew 27:33
And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
Acts 7:58
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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Who & where

PlaceJerusalemGolgotha"The place of a skull" outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, near the garden tomb (John 19:17-18,41).

Featured studies

Featured studyTaw — The Mark of GodBearing his cross to Golgotha, the place of a skull.

About this book

Christ Presented to the People — Gustave Doré (engraving) — public domain

John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).

Canon: New Testament
Author: John the Apostle (2nd-century patristic attribution + internal claims)
Date: c. AD 85–95

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 14:27
And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
leads to
- Matthew 10:38
  and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
- Luke 9:23–25
  Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
- Mark 10:21
  Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then…
- Matthew 16:24–26
  Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Mark 8:34–37
  Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Through
Luke 23:33
When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
leads to
- Mark 15:22–23
  They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
Through
Acts 7:58
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
leads to
- Acts 22:20
  And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
Through
Luke 23:26
As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
leads to
- Matthew 27:32–44
  Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

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