Matthew 27:33 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 27:33

And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,

KJV

And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 33.) And they came to a place called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary. I have heard someone explain the place of Calvary, where Adam was buried, and therefore it is called that because there the head of the ancient man is buried, and this is what the Apostle says: Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light. A favorable interpretation that pleases the ears of the people, but not true.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And when they were come to a place called Golgotha,.... The true pronunciation is "Golgoltha", and so it is read in Munster's Hebrew Gospel. It is a Syriac word, in which language letters are often left out: in the Syriac version of this place, the first "l" is left out, and the latter retained, and it is read "Gogoltha": and so, in the Persic, "Gagulta"; and in the Arabic, "Gagalut".

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Golgotha - This is a Hebrew word, signifying the place of a skull. This is the word which in Luke is called “Calvary.” The original Greek, there, also means a skull. The word “calvary” is a Latin word meaning “skull,” or place of “skulls.” It is not known certainly why this name was given to this place. Some have supposed that it was because the mount resembled in shape a human skull.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἐλθόντες	elthontes	having come	G2064 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τόπον	topon	a place	G5117 →
λεγόμενον	legomenon	being named	G3004 →
Γολγοθᾶ,	Golgotha	Golgotha,	G1115 →
ὅ	ho	which	G3739 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
κρανίου	kraniou	of a Skull	G2898 →
τόπος	topos	Place	G5117 →
λεγόμενος,	legomenos	being named,	G3004 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G5117topona place94×

The walk

The walk8

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
Mark 15:34
At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
leads to
- Psalms 22:1
  My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
- Matthew 27:46
  About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Hebrews 5:7
  During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His…
- Psalms 27:9
  Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
- Isaiah 41:17
  The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Through
Luke 23:44
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
leads to
- Matthew 27:45
  From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- Mark 15:33–34
  From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
- Amos 8:9
  And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

Featured studies on this passage

Walks through Matthew 27

Archaeology and the Bible (the Evidence Ledger), MannaFest

Open the study →

The Inspiration of Saint Matthew — Caravaggio

Walks through Matthew 27

The Fulfillment Formula (Matthew's Ten Quotations) MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Matthew 27

The Messianic Psalms

Six psalms previewing the life of Christ — from begotten Son (Ps 2) to crucified silence (Ps 22) to the Priest-King at God's right hand (Ps 110). Tri-fold taxonomy: Fulfilled in First Coming · Awaiting Second · Progressively Fulfilled.

Open the study →

Walks through Matthew 27

The Scarlet Thread: MannaFest

Open the study →

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — engraving by Gustave Doré

Walks through Matthew 27

The Tabernacle

A floor plan of the gospel. Eight furniture pieces, three concentric zones, one veil torn the moment Christ died. Among the most architecturally complete typological structures in Scripture.

Open the study →

Walks through Matthew 27

Taw — The Mark of God

The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet — drawn in the Sinaitic script as a cross — appears at the decisive moments of judgment and rescue: the doorposts of Goshen, the foreheads in Jerusalem, the sealing of the 144,000, and the cross at Golgotha.

Open the study →

About Matthew

The Crucifixion — Gustave Doré (engraving), public domain

Matthew: the study guide →Read chapter 27 →The featured study →

PlaceJerusalemGolgothaThe Place of the Skull outside the city gate where Jesus was crucified between two criminals, and where a new tomb in a garden nea…

Continue: Matthew 27 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew