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Luke 23:38

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38 There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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Luke 23:38 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
English Standard Version (ESV)
38 There was also an inscription over him,"This is the King of the Jews.
New Living Translation (NLT)
38 A sign was fastened above him with these words: “This is the King of the Jews.”
The Message Bible (MSG)
38 Printed over him was a sign: this is the king of the jews
American Standard Version (ASV)
38 And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
38 A written notice was placed above him. It said, "This is the king of the Jews."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
38 An inscription was above Him: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
38 A written sign had been placed above him. It read, this is the king of the jews

Luke 23:38 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:38

And a superscription also was written
Containing the crime he was charged with, and accused of; (See Gill on Matthew 27:37); (See Gill on John 19:19); (See Gill on John 19:20).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 23:38 In-Context

36 The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar
37 and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”
38 There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?

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