Luke 23:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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  • Mark 15:26 : 26 And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • Matt 27:37 : 37 And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • Mark 15:32 : 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.
  • Luke 23:3 : 3 And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.
  • John 19:3 : 3 And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
  • John 19:19-22 : 19 And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek. 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews. 22 But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed.
  • Mark 15:18 : 18 And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!
  • Matt 27:11 : 11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 15:25-30
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    89%

    25And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

    26And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    27And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

    28[]

    29And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

    30Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.

  • Matt 27:36-44
    9 verses
    89%

    36And they were seated there watching him.

    37And they put up over his head the statement of his crime in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    38Then two thieves were put on crosses with him, one on the right and one on the left.

    39And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

    40You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

    41In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

    42A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

    43He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

    44And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

  • John 19:17-21
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    85%

    17And he went out with his cross on him to the place which is named Dead Man's Head (in Hebrew, Golgotha):

    18Where they put him on the cross with two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus in the middle.

    19And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    20The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek.

    21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

  • Luke 23:32-37
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    84%

    32And two others, evil-doers, were taken with him to be put to death.

    33And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left.

    34And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

    35And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

    36And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine,

    37And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.

  • Luke 23:39
    81%

    39And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.

  • Mark 15:32
    77%

    32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

  • Luke 23:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

    3And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

  • Matt 27:29
    76%

    29And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

  • John 19:14
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    14(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King!

  • Mark 15:17-18
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    17And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

    18And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

  • Mark 15:2
    75%

    2And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

  • John 18:32-33
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    32(That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)

    33Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

  • Matt 27:11
    74%

    11And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

  • Matt 27:22-23
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    22Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

    23And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • Luke 24:20
    73%

    20And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • John 18:39
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    39But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

  • Luke 23:21
    73%

    21But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

  • John 19:2-3
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    2And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him.

    3And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.

  • Luke 23:23
    72%

    23But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

  • Mark 15:12-13
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    72%

    12And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

    13And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

  • Mark 15:39
    71%

    39And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

  • Luke 23:47
    71%

    47And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.