Matthew 27:37

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, 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.”
  • Luke 23:38 : 38 There was also an inscription over him,“This is the king of the Jews.”
  • 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.”

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  • Mark 15:25-27
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    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.

  • Luke 23:37-39
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    37and saying,“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”

    38There was also an inscription over him,“This is the king of the Jews.”

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

  • John 19:14-21
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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!”

    15Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”

    16Then Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.The CrucifixionSo they took Jesus,

    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.’”

  • Matt 27:28-31
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    28They stripped him and put a scarlet robe around him,

    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!”

    30They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head.

    31When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

  • Matt 27:38-44
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    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.

  • Matt 27:35-36
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    35When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.

    36Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.

  • Matt 27:11
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    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.”

  • 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!”

  • 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 15:32
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    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
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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.”

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

  • 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.

  • John 18:33
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    33Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”

  • Luke 23:33
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    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.

  • Mark 15:29
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    29Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying,“Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

  • Matt 27:33
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    33They came to a place called Golgotha(which means“Place of the Skull”)

  • Mark 15:12-13
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    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!”

  • Luke 23:35
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    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!”

  • Luke 24:20
    72%

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

  • John 18:39
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    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?”

  • Matt 27:2
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    2They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

  • Matt 27:17
    72%

    17So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them,“Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?”