Matthew 27:33 Meaning and Explanation
“And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,”
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What Does Matthew 27:33 Mean?
The procession reaches Golgotha, an Aramaic name meaning the place of a skull, the site outside Jerusalem where executions were carried out. Here the crucifixion will take place.
The Lord of life is brought to a place named for death. Outside the city walls, in a spot marked by skulls, the Author of life lays down His own. That He suffers outside the gate speaks of bearing reproach in the place of the rejected and the unclean. The bleak name of the hill only deepens the wonder that here, where death reigns, the death of Christ would break death's power.
Matthew 27:33 in the Original Language
Golgotha (Γολγοθᾶ), 'place of a skull' -- the Aramaic name of the execution site outside Jerusalem.
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What does Matthew 27:33 mean?
They arrive at Golgotha, the place of a skull.