Mark 15:26

Lexham English Bible

And the inscription of the charge against him was written, "The king of the Jews."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The inscription of the charge written against him was: The

King James Version (1611)
And the superscription of his accusation was written ouer, THE KING OF THE IEWES.

King James Version
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, The King Of The Jews .

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

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

New Century Version
There was a sign with this charge against Jesus written on it: the king of the jews .

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

New American Standard Bible (1995)
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."

Berean Standard Bible
And the charge inscribed against Him read: The King of the Jews.

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

Complete Jewish Bible
Over his head, the written notice of the charge against him read, THE KING OF THE JEWS

Darby Translation
And the superscription of what he was accused of was written up: The King of the Jews.

Easy-to-Read Version
There was a sign with the charge against him written on it. It said, " the king of the jews ."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And ye title of his cause was written aboue, That king of the ievves.

George Lamsa Translation
And the reason for his death was inscribed in writing, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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

Literal Translation
And the inscription of His charge was written over Him , THE KING OF THE JEWS.

American Standard Version
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, the King of the Jews .

Bible in Basic English
And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Hebrew Names Version
The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE YEHUDIM."

International Standard Version
The written notice of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."Matthew 27:37; John 19:19;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And there was written the occasion of his death in the inscription, This is the King of the Jihudoyee. [fn]

Murdock Translation
And the cause of his death was written in the inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the title of his cause was written: THE KYNG OF THE IEVVES.

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the titil of his cause was writun, Kyng of Jewis.

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

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

New English Translation
The inscription of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."

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

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

New Life Bible
Over Jesus' head they put in writing what they had against Him, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

New Revised Standard
The inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the inscription of his accusation, had been inscribed - THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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

Revised Standard Version
And the inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the tytle of his cause was wrytten: The kynge of the Iewes.

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the tytle of his cause was wrytte ouer aboue him (namely:) The kynge of the Iewes.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and the inscription of the charge against him was thus express'd, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Simplified Cowboy Version
They put a sign above Jesus's head that said, "Boss of the Jews" and

Contextual Overview

²² And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated "Place of a Skull"). ²³ And they attempted to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴ And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots for them to see who should take what. ²⁵ Now it was the third hour when they crucified him. ²⁶ And the inscription of the charge against him was written, "The king of the Jews." ²⁷ And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself by coming down from the cross!" In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking him to one another, saying, "He saved others; he is not able to save himself! Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe! Even those who were crucified with him were reviling him. And when the sixth hour came, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which is translated, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?") And some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, "Behold, he is summoning Elijah!" And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Leave him alone! Let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down." But Jesus uttered a loud cry and expired. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!" And there were also women observing from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and Joses, and Salome, who used to follow him and serve him when he was in Galilee, and many other women who went up with him to Jerusalem. And when it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath), Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the council who was also himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came acting courageously and went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate was surprised that he was already dead, and summoning the centurion, asked him whether he had died already. And when he learned of it from the centurion, he granted the corpse to Joseph. And after purchasing a linen cloth and taking him down, he wrapped him in the linen cloth and placed him in a tomb that had been cut from the rock. And he rolled a stone over the entrance of the tomb. Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was placed. ²⁸Jesus Taken to Pilate And as soon as morning came, after formulating a plan, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, tied up Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And he answered him and said, "You say so." And the chief priests began to accuse him of many things. So Pilate asked him again, saying, "Do you not answer anything? See how many charges they are bringing against you!" But Jesus did not answer anything further, so that Pilate was astonished. Now at each feast he customarily released for them one prisoner whom they requested. And the one named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder in the rebellion. And the crowd came up and began to ask him to do as he customarily did for them. So Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?" (For he realized that the chief priests had handed him over because of envy.) But the chief priests incited the crowd so that he would release for them Barabbas instead. So Pilate answered and said to them again, "Then what do you want me to do with the one whom you call the king of the Jews?" And they shouted again, "Crucify him!" And Pilate said to them, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted even louder, "Crucify him!" So Pilate, because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over so that he could be crucified. So the soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor's residence) and called together the whole cohort. And they put a purple cloak on him, and after weaving a crown of thorns they placed it on him. And they began to greet him, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they repeatedly struck him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and they knelt down and did obeisance to him. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him out so that they could crucify him. And they forced a certain man who was passing by, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), who was coming from the country, to carry his cross. And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated "Place of a Skull"). And they attempted to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots for them to see who should take what. Now it was the third hour when they crucified him. And the inscription of the charge against him was written, "The king of the Jews." And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. ²⁹ And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, ³⁰ save yourself by coming down from the cross!" ³¹ In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking him to one another, saying, "He saved others; he is not able to save himself!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the superscription: Deuteronomy 23:5, Psalms 76:10, Proverbs 21:1, Isaiah 10:7, Isaiah 46:10

The King of the Jews: Psalms 2:6, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:37, Luke 23:37, Luke 23:38, John 19:18-22

Reciprocal: John 19:19 - wrote

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the superscription of his accusation,.... Or "the cause of his death", as the Syriac and Persic versions read; the crime for which he suffered:

was written; over his head, upon the cross, to which it was fastened; the sum of which was,

the king of the Jews; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The superscription - The writing over his head upon the cross.

The King of the Jews - See the notes at Matthew 27:37.