But that he said (αλλ' οτ εκεινος ειπεν). The chief priests were uneasy for fear that the joke in the mock title was on them inste…

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate.—Better, Therefore said ..., i.e., because the inscri…

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered, W…

St. John Chrysostom: As letters are inscribed on a trophy declaring a victory, so Pilate wrote a title on Christ’s cross. He w…

The placard (see comment on v.17) was written in three languages, in order to make the inscription plain to all: Aramaic, for the local inhabitants…

The chief priests of the Jews said therefore to Pilate. They feel that they are sharply rebuked; and, therefore, they would wish that …

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate
Who were not only informed of this inscription, but might read it …

Here are some remarkable circumstances of Jesus' death, more fully related than before. Pilate would not gratify the chief priests by allowing the …

1. The Evangelist has just told of Christ’s crucifixion; now he mentions the events that accompanied and followed it.

   First, as they …