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New Living Translation

Luke 23:33

When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Calvary;   Death;   Jesus, the Christ;   Malefactors (Criminals);   Punishment;   Thompson Chain Reference - Calvary, Mount;   Crucifixion;   Sufferings of Christ;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Human Nature of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Golgotha;   Jerusalem;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Exhortation;   Humiliation of Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Calvary;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Golgotha;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Capital Punishment;   Luke, Gospel of;   Malefactor;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Calvary;   Golgotha;   Gospels, Apocryphal;   Luke, Gospel According to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Golgotha ;   Malefactor;   Manuscripts;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Calvary ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Calvary;   Jerusalem;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Golgotha;   Hand;   Skull;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for January 20;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.
King James Version (1611)
And when they were come to the place which is called Caluarie, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
King James Version
And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
English Standard Version
And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.
New American Standard Bible
And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
New Century Version
When they came to a place called the Skull, the soldiers crucified Jesus and the criminals—one on his right and the other on his left.
Amplified Bible
When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
Berean Standard Bible
When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
Contemporary English Version
When the soldiers came to the place called "The Skull," they nailed Jesus to a cross. They also nailed the two criminals to crosses, one on each side of Jesus.
Complete Jewish Bible
When they came to the place called The Skull, they nailed him to a stake; and they nailed the criminals to stakes, one on the right and one on the left.
Darby Translation
And when they came to the place which is called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, the other on the left.
Easy-to-Read Version
They were led to a place called "The Skull." There the soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross. They also nailed the criminals to crosses beside Jesus—one on the right and the other on the left.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they were come to the place, which is called Caluarie, there they crucified him, and the euill doers: one at the right hand, and the other at the left.
George Lamsa Translation
And when they came to a place which is called The Skull, they crucified him there, and the malefactors, one on his right and one on his left.
Good News Translation
When they came to the place called "The Skull," they crucified Jesus there, and the two criminals, one on his right and the other on his left.
Lexham English Bible
And when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," there they crucified him, and the criminals, the one on his right and the other on his left.
Literal Translation
And when they came on the place being called Skull, they crucified Him and the criminals there, one on the right, and one on the left.
American Standard Version
And when they came unto the place which is called The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left.
Bible in Basic English
And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.
Hebrew Names Version
When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
International Standard Version
When they reached the place called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17-18;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And when they came to a certain place called Karkaphtha, [fn] there they crucified him, and those workers of evil, one on his right hand, and one on his left.
Murdock Translation
And when they came to a certain place which is called a Skull, they crucified him there; and the two malefactors, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And after that they were come to the place whiche is called Caluarie, there they crucified hym, and the euyll doers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
English Revised Version
And when they came unto the place which is called The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left.
World English Bible
When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when they were come to the place, called the place of a scull, there they crucified him, and the two malefactors, one on the right-hand, and one on the left.
Weymouth's New Testament
When they reached the place called `The Skull,' there they nailed Him to the cross, and the criminals also, one at His right hand and one at His left.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And `aftir that thei camen in to a place, that is clepid of Caluerie, there thei crucifieden hym, and the theues, oon on the riyt half, and `the tother on the left half.
Update Bible Version
And when they came to the place which is called The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when they had come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors; one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
New English Translation
So when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.
New King James Version
And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.
New Life Bible
When they came to the place called Calvary, they nailed Jesus to a cross. The other two men were nailed to crosses also. One was on the right side of Jesus and the other was on His left side.
New Revised Standard
When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when they came into the place which was called Skull, there, they crucified him; and the evil-doers, one indeed on the right hand, and the other on the left.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified him there: and the robbers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
Revised Standard Version
And when they came to the place which is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary there they crucified him and the evyll doers one on ryght honde and the other on the lefte.
Young's Literal Translation
and when they came to the place that is called Skull, there they crucified him and the evil-doers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha they came to ye place, which is called Caluery, they crucifyed him euen there, and the two myssdoers with him, the one on the righte hande, the other on ye left.
Mace New Testament (1729)
accordingly, when they came to the place call'd Calvary, they crucified him there, and the two malefactors; the one at his right, the other at his left.
THE MESSAGE
When they got to the place called Skull Hill, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right, the other on his left.
Simplified Cowboy Version
When they got to Skull Hill, they nailed Jesus to a cross and lifted him up for all to see. The outlaws were also put on crosses—one on the left and one on Jesus's right.

Contextual Overview

32 Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. 33 When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left. 34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. 35 The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. "He saved others," they said, "let him save himself if he is really God's Messiah, the Chosen One." 36 The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine. 37 They called out to him, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" 38 A sign was fastened above him with these words: "This is the King of the Jews." 39 One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, "So you're the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you're at it!" 40 But the other criminal protested, "Don't you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die? 41 We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn't done anything wrong."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Matthew 27:33, Matthew 27:34, Mark 15:22, Mark 15:23, John 19:17, John 19:18, Hebrews 13:12, Hebrews 13:13

Calvary: or, the place of a skull

they crucified: Luke 24:7, Deuteronomy 21:23, Psalms 22:16, Zechariah 12:10, Matthew 20:19, Matthew 26:2, Mark 10:33, Mark 10:34, John 3:14, John 12:33, John 12:34, John 18:32, Acts 2:23, Acts 5:30, Acts 13:29, Galatians 3:13, 1 Peter 2:24

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 11:29 - General Deuteronomy 21:22 - thou hang Isaiah 53:12 - and he was Matthew 27:38 - General Mark 15:27 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they were come to the place which was called Calvary,.... Or Cranion, which signifies a skull; so called from the skulls of persons that lay about, who were executed. It is a tradition of the ancients y, that Adam was buried in this place where Christ was crucified, and that his skull lay here. It was usual to crucify on high places, and on mountains, such an one as this was z:

there they crucified him, and the malefactors; the two thieves;

one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and so fulfilled the prophecy in Isaiah 53:12.

y Cyprian de Resurrectione Christi, p. 479. Hieron. Tom. 1. fol. 42. Bar Bahluli apud Castell. Lex. Polyglott. col. 3466. z Lipsius de Cruce, l. 3. c. 13.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 27:35, Matthew 27:38.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 33. The place - called CalvaryMatthew 27:33.

They crucified him — See the nature of this punishment explained Matthew 27:35.


 
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