Lux Domini
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

What does Matthew 27:33 mean?

Christ was led as a Lamb to the slaughter, as a Sacrifice to the altar. Even the mercies of the wicked are really cruel.

Key themes

FulfillmentKingdom of heavenDiscipleshipTeaching

Read with

Keep this verse inside Matthew 27:29-33 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Golgotha Place

Biblical hill. Modern identification: Church of the Holy Sepulchre.