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The Crucifixion

Mark 15:22

In 9 translations

BSB
They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
KJV
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
WEB
They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”
ASV
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
LSV
and they bring Him to the place [called] Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “Place of [the] Skull”;
YLT
and they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, 'Place of a skull;'
DBY
And they bring him to the place [called] Golgotha, which, being interpreted, is Place of a skull.
DRC
And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary.
GNV
And they brought him to a place named Golgotha, which is by interpretation, the place of dead mens skulles.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read μεθερμηνευόμενον (“being translated”); Westcott–Hort read μεθερμηνευόμενος (“being translated”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include τὸν (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Γολγοθᾶν: Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: Γολγοθᾶ.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: τὸν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὸν; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: Γολγοθᾶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Γολγοθᾶν; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read Γολγοθᾶ.
  • SBLGNT: μεθερμηνευόμενον. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read μεθερμηνευόμενον; Westcott and Hort (1881) read μεθερμηνευόμενος.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸν Γολγοθᾶν τόπον, ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον Κρανίου Τόπος.
RP2018
Καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ Γολγοθᾶ τόπον, ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον Κρανίου Τόπος.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ Γολγοθᾶ τόπον, ὅ ἐστι μεθερμηνευόμενον Κρανίου Τόπος.
SCR1894
και φερουσιν αυτον επι γολγοθα τοπον ο εστιν μεθερμηνευομενον κρανιου τοπος

Who and where

📍 Golgotha📍 Place◆ Holy Week◆ Bearing Cross to Golgotha

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 27:33–44And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull, they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it. When they had crucified Him, they…
  • John 19:17–27Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had a notice…
  • Luke 23:27–38A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him. But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your…

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