How many times is Calvary mentioned in the Bible?
The word Calvary appears 1 time in the King James Version, in 1 verse. It is found in 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible never uses the word Calvary.
The word appears once in the KJV and not at all in the World English Bible.
Calvary in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Calvary counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Calvary | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
What the name Calvary means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Calvary as "the place of a skull".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Calvary most
Calvary appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. It is used once each in Luke.
First and last mention of Calvary
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.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Luke 23:33: counted in the KJV only
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.
When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.
Common questions
How many times is Calvary in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 1 use is in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testament. Calvary appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. It is used once each in Luke.
Where is Calvary first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 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." The last is Luke 23:33.
What does the name Calvary mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Calvary as "the place of a skull".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.