Mark 15:22

22 So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means `Skull-ground.'

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 At last, having finished their sport, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

21 One Simon, a Cyrenaean, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing along, coming from the country: him they compelled to carry His cross.

22 So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means `Skull-ground.'

23 Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.

24 Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should take.