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The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
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The Official Roman Charge
Commentaries explain that the sign above Jesus's head, called a 'superscription' or 'title,' stated the official Roman charge against him. For the Romans, the claim to be 'THE KING OF THE JEWS' was an act of high treason, a political crime worthy of crucifixion. This was the legal justification for his execution.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The superscription The writing over his head on the cross.
The King of the Jews. See Barnes on Matthew 27:37.
The superscription (η επιγραφη). The writing upon the top of the cross (our word epigraph). Luke 23:38 has this same wo…
19th Century
Anglican
The King of the Jews.—St. Mark gives the shortest form of the inscription.
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Baptist
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. And it was the third hour, and t…
A wooden board stating the specific charge against a condemned man was commonly fastened on the cross above his head. Over Jesus’ head was placed t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the superscription of his accusation Or "the cause of his death", as the Syriac and Persic versions read; the cr…
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