Luke 23:38

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There was also an inscription over him,“This is the king of the Jews.”

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  • Mark 15:26 : 26 The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”
  • Matt 27:37 : 37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
  • Mark 15:32 : 32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
  • Luke 23:3 : 3 So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
  • John 19:3 : 3 They came up to him again and again and said,“Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.
  • John 19:19-22 : 19 Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read:“Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.” 20 Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek. 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered,“What I have written, I have written.”
  • Mark 15:18 : 18 They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”
  • Matt 27:11 : 11 Jesus and Pilate Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said,“You say so.”

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  • Mark 15:25-27
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    89%

    25It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.

    26The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”

    27And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.

  • Matt 27:36-44
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    36Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.

    37Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

    38Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

    39Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads

    40and saying,“You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”

    41In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him:

    42“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!

    43He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”

    44The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

  • John 19:17-21
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    17and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called“The Place of the Skull”(called in Aramaic Golgotha).

    18There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

    19Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read:“Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”

    20Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.

    21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”

  • Luke 23:32-37
    6 verses
    84%

    32Two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him.

    33So when they came to the place that is called“The Skull,” they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

    34[But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

    35The people also stood there watching, but the leaders ridiculed him, saying,“He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”

    36The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,

    37and saying,“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”

  • Luke 23:39
    81%

    39One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying,“Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”

  • Mark 15:32
    77%

    32Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

  • Luke 23:2-3
    2 verses
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    2They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”

    3So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

  • Matt 27:29
    76%

    29and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”

  • John 19:14
    75%

    14(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”

  • Mark 15:17-18
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    17They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

    18They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”

  • Mark 15:2
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    2So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

  • John 18:32-33
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    32(This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)

    33Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”

  • Matt 27:11
    74%

    11Jesus and Pilate Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said,“You say so.”

  • Matt 27:22-23
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    22Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”

    23He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”

  • Mark 15:29-30
    2 verses
    74%

    29Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying,“Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

    30save yourself and come down from the cross!”

  • Luke 24:20
    73%

    20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

  • John 18:39
    73%

    39But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”

  • Luke 23:21
    73%

    21But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”

  • John 19:2-3
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    2The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.

    3They came up to him again and again and said,“Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.

  • Luke 23:23
    72%

    23But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.

  • Mark 15:12-13
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    72%

    12So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”

    13They shouted back,“Crucify him!”

  • Mark 15:39
    71%

    39Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”

  • Luke 23:47
    71%

    47Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”