Mark 15:22

22 They led Jesus to the place called 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 they finished, the soldiers took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him out of the palace to be crucified.

21 A man named Simon from Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was coming from the fields to the city. The soldiers forced Simon to carry the cross for Jesus.

22 They led Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull.

23 The soldiers tried to give Jesus wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he refused.

24 The soldiers crucified Jesus and divided his clothes among themselves, throwing lots to decide what each soldier would get.