Goltha: Bible Verses about Golgatha

Bible Verses about Golgatha – Golgatha, also known as Calvary or the place of the skull, is a site in Jerusalem traditionally believed to be the place where Jesus was crucified. This site is mentioned in all four gospels of the New Testament, with Matthew 27:33-35, Mark 15:22-24, Luke 23:33-34 and John 19:17-18 all referring to the crucifixion of Jesus at Golgatha. The Bible also mentions Golgatha in a number of verses that relate to its significance for Christians, both in terms of Jesus’ crucifixion and its implications for faith. From the story of Jesus’ passion to its importance in pointing towards the hope of resurrection, here are some of the Bible’s verses about Golgatha.

List of 25 Bible Verses that Reference Bible Verses about Golgotha , verse, and description

1. Matthew 27:33- “And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,”
2. Mark 15:22- “And they brought him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.”
3. Luke 23:33- “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.”
4. John 19:17– “And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:”
5. Isaiah 53:7– “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”
6. Psalm 22:16- “For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”
7. Matthew 27:46– “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
8. Luke 23:46– “And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.”
9. Mark 15:37– “And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.”
10. Matthew 27:50- “Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.”
11. John 19:30- “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”
12. Zechariah 12:10– “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”
13. John 19:23- “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.”
14. Matthew 27:37– “And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
15. Luke 23:38- “And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
16. John 19:19- “And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
17. Mark 15:25– “And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.”
18. Matthew 27:45– “Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.”
19. Luke 23:44– “And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.”
20. Mark 15:34– “And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
21. Luke 23:48– “And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.”
22. Matthew 27:54– “Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.”
23. Luke 23:50– “And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:”
24. John 19:41- “Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.”
25. Mark 15:42– “And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,”