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:
John 19:17 in other translations
| BSB | Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. |
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| WEB | He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called “The Place of a Skull”, which is called in 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; |
| DARBY | And he went out, bearing his cross, to the place called place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha; |
| BBE | And he went out with his cross on him to the place which is named Dead Man's Head (in Hebrew, Golgotha): |
| Webster | And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha: |
What does John 19:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Joh 19:17-30. Crucifixion and Death of the Lord Jesus.
17. 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 oblivious: for the Cross is sharp, The Cross is sharp, and He Is tenderer than a lamb. Keble. But our Lord would die with every faculty clear, and in full sensibility to all His sufferings. Thou wilt feel all, that Thou may'st pity all; And rather would'st Thou wrestle with strong pain Than overcloud Thy soul, So clear in agony, Or lose one glimpse of Heaven before the time, O most entire and perfect Sacrifice, Renewed in every pulse. Keble.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 19:1-18
Little did Pilate think with what holy regard these sufferings of Christ would, in after-ages, be thought upon and spoken of by the best and greatest of men. Our Lord Jesus came forth, willing to be exposed to their scorn. It is good for every one with faith, to behold Christ Jesus in his sufferings. Behold him, and love him; be still looking unto Jesus. Did their hatred sharpen their endeavours against him? and…
John 19:17 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 19:17
- 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.
- Luke 14:27
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
- Luke 23:26
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
- Acts 7:58
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
- Mark 15:32
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
- Hebrews 13:11-13
For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
- Luke 9:23
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
- Numbers 15:35-36
And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the Lord commanded Moses.
- Matthew 16:24
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- Leviticus 16:21-22
And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
- Matthew 27:37
And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Leviticus 24:14
Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 10:38; 16:24; 27:31-33; Mr 8:34; 10:21; 15:21,22; Lu 9:23; 14:27
Lu 23:26,33
went.
Le 16:21,22; 24:14; Nu 15:35,36; 1Ki 21:13; Lu 23:33; Ac 7:58
Heb 13:11-13
Golgotha.Golgotha, of which [kranion ] and {Calvaria} are merely translations, is supposed to have been a hill, or a rising on a greater hill, on the north-west of Jerusalem.
Mt 27:33,34; Mr 15:21,22; Lu 23:33
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Context
- John 19:16
Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
- 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:
- John 19:18
Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.
John 19:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llevando su cruz, salió al lugar que se dice de la Calavera, y en hebreo, Gólgotha; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il sortit portant sa croix, et s’en alla au lieu appelé lieu du crâne, qui est appelé en hébreu Golgotha, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sein Kreuz tragend, ging er hinaus nach der Stätte, genannt Schädelstätte, die auf hebräisch Golgatha heißt, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et bajulans sibi crucem exivit in eum, qui dicitur Calvariæ locum, hebraice autem Golgotha: |