Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Matthew 27:37

"And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS." — Matthew 27:37 (ASV)

The statement of the crime was often written on a white tablet in red or black letters and displayed on the cross. The charge against Jesus, written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin , wrote more of the truth than Pilate knew. On the two “robbers,” see comment on v.16.