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Mark 15:22

What does Mark 15:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 15:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 15:22 means

They bring Jesus to Golgotha, “the place of a skull,” the scene of execution. The name evokes death, judgment, and shame. Here the sentence will be carried out publicly on a hill outside Jerusalem, visible to many. The location’s grim title emphasizes the reality and universality of death—this is where Jesus fulfills the path of suffering. The setting underscores the historical fact of crucifixion and the theological weight of his death as taking the place of sinners in a bleak, shameful arena.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man's Head.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and they bring him to the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, `Place of a skull;'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they bring him to the place [called] Golgotha, which, being interpreted, is Place of a skull.

Context

This follows Simon of Cyrene being compelled to carry the cross. The procession ends at Golgotha, the customary place for crucifixions. The naming of the location prepares the reader for the crucifixion scene—offering wine, the nailing, dividing of garments—and brings the narrative to the climactic execution.

v.21And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

v.22This passage

v.23And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 23:27

    And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him.

  • Matthew 27:33

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

  • John 19:17

    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:

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