Matthew 27:31

Led him away. [The Crucifixion, Matt. 27:31b–56=Mark 15:20–41=Luke 23:26–49=John 19:17–37. Major comment: Matthew and John. See Betrayal, Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus; the Crucifixion In Relation To Passover, Passion Week, Resurrection to Ascension.] The time was perhaps between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning. For the probable location of Pilate’s judgment hall see on v. 2. The route of the journey from Pilate’s judgment hall to Calvary is not known, owing to the fact that neither location can be identified with certainty. The modern Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem is the traditional way to the cross. This tradition assumes that the trial before Pilate took place in the Tower of Antonia, immediately north of the Temple area (see War ii. 15.5 [328]), and that the modern Church of the Holy Sepulcher stands upon the site of ancient Golgotha (see on v. 33). This traditional identification can be traced back no farther than the time of Constantine in the 4th century. Compare on chs. 26:36; 27:33.