Mark 15:26
New International Version
The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.

New Living Translation
A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.”

English Standard Version
And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”

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

Berean Literal Bible
And there was the inscription of the accusation against Him, having been written: The King of the Jews.

King James Bible
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

New King James Version
And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

New American Standard Bible
The inscription of the charge against Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

NASB 1995
The inscription of the charge against Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

NASB 1977
And the inscription of the charge against Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And the inscription of the charge against Him read, “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Amplified Bible
The inscription of the accusation against Him had been written [above Him]: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Christian Standard Bible
The inscription of the charge written against him was: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The inscription of the charge written against Him was: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

American Standard Version
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the pretext of his death was written in this writing: “This is The King of the Judeans.”

Contemporary English Version
On it was a sign that told why he was nailed there. It read, "This is the King of the Jews."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

English Revised Version
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There was a written notice of the accusation against him. It read, "The king of the Jews."

Good News Translation
The notice of the accusation against him said: "The King of the Jews."

International Standard Version
The written notice of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."

Literal Standard Version
and the inscription of His accusation was written above: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

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

New American Bible
The inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”

NET Bible
The inscription of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."

New Revised Standard Version
The inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.”

New Heart English Bible
The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."

Webster's Bible Translation
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Weymouth New Testament
Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

World English Bible
The superscription of his accusation was written over him: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Young's Literal Translation
and the inscription of his accusation was written above -- 'The King of the Jews.'

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Context
The Crucifixion
25It was the third hour when they crucified Him. 26And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.…

Cross References
Matthew 27:37
Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Mark 15:27
Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.

Mark 15:32
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.

Luke 23:38
Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

John 19:19
Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.


Treasury of Scripture

And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

the superscription.

Deuteronomy 23:5
Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

Psalm 76:10
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Psalm 2:6
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Matthew 2:2
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

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Mark 15
1. Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate.
6. Upon the clamor of the people, the murderer Barabbas is released,
12. and Jesus delivered up to be crucified.
16. He is crowned with thorns, spit on, and mocked;
21. faints in bearing his cross;
27. hangs between two thieves;
29. suffers the triumphing reproaches of the crowd;
39. but is confessed by the centurion to be the Son of God;
42. and is honorably buried by Joseph.














(26) The King of the Jews.--St. Mark gives the shortest form of the inscription.

Verse 26. - And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. This would probably be the shortest form of inscription, and in Latin, "Rex Judaeorum." All the evangelists mention the inscription; but no two of them in precisely the same words. It appears by comparison of them that the whole title was, "This is Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." In the case of remarkable prisoners the accusation was written on a white tablet, and carried before them as they went to the place of execution. It was then placed over their heads when the cross was erected. St. John tells us that our Lord's title was written in three languages - Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. Such appears to be the proper order of the words, namely, the national, the official, and the common dialect. St. Mark, writing at Rome, would naturally mention the Latin title. It is quite possible that the superscription may have varied in the different renderings in which it was given. It is evident from St. John (John 21:19-22) that the title was much canvassed by the Jews and the chief priests. Bode says that this title was fitly placed over his head, because, although he was crucified in weakness for us, yet he shone with the majesty of a King above his cross. The title proclaimed that he was after all a King; and that from henceforth he began to reign from his cross over the Jews. And therefore Pilate was divinely restrained from making any alteration in the title, so that it should mean anything less than this.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

charge
αἰτίας (aitias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 156: From the same as aiteo; a cause, i.e. reason, crime.

inscribed
ἐπιγραφὴ (epigraphē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1923: An inscription, title, label. From epigrapho; an inscription.

against Him
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

read:
ἐπιγεγραμμένη (epigegrammenē)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1924: To write upon, inscribe, imprint a mark on. From epi and grapho; to inscribe.

The
Ο (HO)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

King
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (BASILEUS)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.

of the
ΤΩΝ (TŌN)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews.
ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (IOUDAIŌN)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.


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