John 19:19 “Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARE…”

John 19:19

Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

World English Bible

Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

American Standard Version

And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Pilate wrote also a title, and put it on the crosse, and it was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWES.

Darby Translation

And Pilate wrote a title also and put it on the cross. But there was written: Jesus the Nazaraean, the King of the Jews.

Young's Literal Translation

And Pilate also wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross, and it was written, 'Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews;'

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“wrote”

Matthew 27:37 Mark 15:26 Luke 23:38

Matthew 27:37 · BSB

Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Mark 15:26 · BSB

And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Luke 23:38 · BSB

Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

“JESUS”

John 19:3 John 19:12 John 1:49 John 18:33 Acts 3:6 Acts 26:9

John 19:3 · BSB

And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.

John 19:12 · BSB

From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”

John 1:49 · BSB

“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

John 18:33 · BSB

Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

Acts 3:6 · BSB

But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk! ”

Acts 26:9 · BSB

So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Also

John 19:14 John 19:21

John 19:14 · BSB

It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”

John 19:21 · BSB

So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

20Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

Read John 19