Matthew 27:33
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
KJV
καὶ ἐλθόντες εἰς τόπον λεγόμενον Γολγοθᾶ, ὅ ἐστιν κρανίου τόπος λεγόμενος,
Greek NT
Et venerunt in locum qui dicitur Golgotha, quod est Calvariæ locus.
Vulgate
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,
ASV
And they came to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary.
Douay-Rheims
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In this verse
Places
Golgotha
In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Γολγοθᾶ
golgotha
noun · 3×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κρανίον
kranion
noun · 4×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
τόπος
topos
noun · 95×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: Κρανίου Τόπος λεγόμενος | WH/Treg/NIV: Κρανίου Τόπος λεγόμενος | RP: λεγόμενος Κρανίου Τόπος
- Κρανίου Τόπος λεγόμενος — SBLGNT
- Κρανίου Τόπος λεγόμενος — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- λεγόμενος Κρανίου Τόπος — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Was it necessary for Christ to suffer for men's deliverance? Was there any other possible means of delivering men? Was this the more suitable means? Was it fitting for Christ to suffer on the cross? The extent of His sufferings Was the pain which He endured the greatest? Did His entire soul suffer? Did His Passion hinder the joy of fruition? The time of the Passion The place Wa…
Cross-references
- John 19:17 — And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
- Luke 23:33 — 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.
- Mark 15:22 — And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
- Mark 15:22 — And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
- Mark 15:34 — And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?