Luke 23:38
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 15:25-273 verses89%
25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him.
26 The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”
27 And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.
- Matt 27:36-449 verses89%
36 Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.
37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
38 Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.
39 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads
40 and 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!”
41 In 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!
43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”
44 The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
- John 19:17-215 verses85%
17 and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called“The Place of the Skull”(called in Aramaic Golgotha).
18 There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.
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.’”
- Luke 23:32-376 verses84%
32 Two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him.
33 So 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.
35 The 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!”
36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,
37 and saying,“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”
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39 One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying,“Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!”
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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 23:2-32 verses77%
2 They 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.”
3 So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
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29 and 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!”
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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 15:17-182 verses75%
17 They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
18 They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”
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2 So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
- John 18:32-332 verses74%
32 (This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)
33 Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”
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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.”
- Matt 27:22-232 verses74%
22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
- Mark 15:29-302 verses74%
29 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying,“Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30 save yourself and come down from the cross!”
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20 and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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39 But 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?”
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21 But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
- John 19:2-32 verses73%
2 The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.
3 They came up to him again and again and said,“Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.
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23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.
- Mark 15:12-132 verses72%
12 So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”
13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
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39 Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”
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47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”