Bible Strands
Luke 23:33
When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the moment Roman soldiers bring Jesus to an execution site alongside two condemned criminals. This event occurs immediately after the criminals are led away and directly precedes Jesus’ prayer and the casting of lots for His garments.
The words — The text employs ἦλθον (ēlthon, "they came") and καλούμενον (kaloumenon, "is being called") to mark the arrival at a location already known by its descriptive name. These verbs anchor the scene in a specific, recognized geography rather than a symbolic abstraction.
The thread — This execution site appears in Mark 15:22 as Golgotha and John 19:17 under the same Hebrew designation. The placement of the condemned criminals beside the central figure echoes the prophetic pattern found in Zechariah 12:10.
Why it lands — The verse records a factual alignment of Jesus between two executed men without commentary. It requires the reader to observe the physical reality of the crucifixion before moving to theological interpretation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Mark 15:22 They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
- John 19:17 Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
- Zechariah 12:10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
- Deuteronomy 21:23 you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- Matthew 27:33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
- John 18:32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.
- 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Psalms 22:16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
- Matthew 20:19 and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
- Matthew 26:2 “You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”