Original collection
Calvary The hill upon which Jesus was crucified. It is often used as a reference to the death of Jesus.
Key KJV Scriptures:
Matthew 27:33-50; Mark 15:22-37; Luke 23:33-46; John 19:17-30; 1 Peter 2:24
Key KJV Scriptures: Full Text
63 indexed verses · Showing 1–40. Read each passage in its chapter context.
Matthew 27:33 (KJV)
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
Matthew 27:34 (KJV)
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
Matthew 27:35 (KJV)
And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
Matthew 27:36 (KJV)
And sitting down they watched him there;
Matthew 27:37 (KJV)
And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Matthew 27:38 (KJV)
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
Matthew 27:39 (KJV)
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
Matthew 27:40 (KJV)
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Matthew 27:41 (KJV)
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
Matthew 27:42 (KJV)
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Matthew 27:43 (KJV)
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
Matthew 27:44 (KJV)
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
Matthew 27:45 (KJV)
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
Matthew 27:46 (KJV)
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?
Matthew 27:47 (KJV)
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
Matthew 27:48 (KJV)
And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
Matthew 27:49 (KJV)
The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
Matthew 27:50 (KJV)
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
Mark 15:22 (KJV)
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
Mark 15:23 (KJV)
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
Mark 15:24 (KJV)
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
Mark 15:25 (KJV)
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
Mark 15:26 (KJV)
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mark 15:27 (KJV)
And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Mark 15:28 (KJV)
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
Mark 15:29 (KJV)
And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
Mark 15:30 (KJV)
Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
Mark 15:31 (KJV)
Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
Mark 15:32 (KJV)
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
Mark 15:33 (KJV)
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Mark 15:34 (KJV)
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?
Mark 15:35 (KJV)
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
Mark 15:36 (KJV)
And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
Mark 15:37 (KJV)
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
Luke 23:33 (KJV)
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.
Luke 23:34 (KJV)
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Luke 23:35 (KJV)
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
Luke 23:36 (KJV)
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
Luke 23:37 (KJV)
And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
Luke 23:38 (KJV)
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Reference selections include Orville J. Nave’s public-domain topical index, via Brady Stephenson’s bible-data (CC BY 4.0). Titles and references have been normalized, duplicates merged, and references checked against the site’s KJV. This is a passage-finding aid; its classifications do not establish doctrine.