Mark 15:22

22 They took Jesus to Golgotha (which means "the place of the skull").

Mark 15:22 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:22

And they bring him unto the place, Golgotha
A famous, or rather an infamous one, well known, and much noted for the many executions there:

which is, being interpreted, the place of a skull;
because the skulls of men that had been executed and buried there, being dug up again, lay scattered about; (See Gill on Matthew 27:33).

Mark 15:22 In-Context

20 After the soldiers finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple cape and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

21 A man named Simon from the city of Cyrene was coming [into Jerusalem] from his home in the country. He was the father of Alexander and Rufus. As he was about to pass by, the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross.

22 They took Jesus to Golgotha (which means "the place of the skull").

23 They tried to give him wine mixed with a drug called myrrh, but he wouldn't take it.

24 Next they crucified him. Then they divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice to see what each one would get.