Matthew 27:33

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31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, ^aand led Him away to be crucified.

The King on a Cross

32 ^aNow as they came out, ^bthey found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.

33 ^aAnd when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,

34 ^athey gave Him¹ sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

35 ^aThen they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots,¹ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:
^b“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”

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Adam Clarke

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Matthew 27:33

A place called Golgotha - From the Hebrew or , golgoleth , a skull, probably so called from the many skulls of these who had suffered crucifixion and other capital punishments scattered up and down in the place. It is the same as Calvary, Calvaria, i.e. calvi capitis area , the place of bare skulls. Some think the place was thus called, because it was in the form of a human skull. It is likely that it was the place of public execution, similar to the Gemoniae Scalae at Rome.

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