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John 19:17

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19:17and carrying his own cross55 he went out to the place called “The Place of the Skull”56 (called in Aramaic57 Golgotha).58

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  1. 55 Or “carrying the cross by himself.” As was customary practice in a Roman crucifixion, the prisoner was made to carry his own cross. In all probability this was only the crossbeam, called in Latin the patibulum, since the upright beam usually remained in the ground at the place of execution. According to Matt 27:32 and Mark 15:21, the soldiers forced Simon to take the cross; Luke 23:26 states that the cross was placed on Simon so that it might be carried behind Jesus. A reasonable explanation of all this is that Jesus started out carrying the cross until he was no longer able to do so, at which point Simon was forced to take over.
  2. 56 Jesus was led out to the place called “The Place of the Skull” where he was to be crucified. It is clear from v. 20 that this was outside the city. The Latin word for the Greek κρανίον (kranion) is calvaria. Thus the English word “Calvary” is a transliteration of the Latin rather than a NT place name (cf. Luke 23:33 in the ).
  3. 57 Grk “in Hebrew.”
  4. 58 This is a parenthetical note by the author.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.

NLTNew Living Translation

Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha).

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and carrying for himself the cross, he went out to the place called The Place of a Skull (which is called Golgotha in Aramaic),

KJV 1900King James Version

And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: