Mark 15:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 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 15:2 : 2 And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.
  • Luke 23:37-38 : 37 And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free. 38 And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  • John 19:18-22 : 18 Where they put him on the cross with two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus in the middle. 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.
  • Deut 23:5 : 5 But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.
  • Ps 2:6 : 6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
  • Isa 10:7 : 7 But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.
  • Isa 46:10 : 10 Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
  • Matt 2:2 : 2 Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 27:35-39
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    35And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

    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,

  • Luke 23:37-39
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    89%

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

    38And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    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.

  • John 19:14-21
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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!

    15Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar.

    16So then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away;

    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.

  • Mark 15:24-25
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    82%

    24And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.

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

  • Mark 15:27-30
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    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.

  • Mark 15:17-19
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    78%

    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!

    19And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.

  • Matt 27:29
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    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.

  • Mark 15:2-3
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    2And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

    3And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

  • Mark 15:12-14
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    76%

    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!

    14And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

  • Mark 15:32
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    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
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    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.

  • 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.

  • Mark 15:9
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    9And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

  • Matt 27:11
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    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.

  • John 18:33
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    33Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

  • Luke 24:20
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    20And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • Matt 27:44
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    44And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

  • 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 23:33
    73%

    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.

  • 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?

  • Matt 27:41-42
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    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.

  • John 19:5-6
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    5Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man!

    6So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.

  • Luke 23:35
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    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.