³⁸ A sign was fastened above him with these words: “This is the King of the Jews.”

²⁶ A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.”

³⁷ A sign was fastened above Jesus’ head, announcing the charge against him. It read: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”

³ So Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

Jesus replied, “You have said it.”

³² Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him.

¹⁹ And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, “Jesus of Nazareth,^[a] the King of the Jews.” ²⁰ The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it.

²¹ Then the leading priests objected and said to Pilate, “Change it from ‘The King of the Jews’ to ‘He said, I am King of the Jews.’”

²² Pilate replied, “No, what I have written, I have written.”

³ “Hail! King of the Jews!” they mocked, as they slapped him across the face.

¹⁸ Then they saluted him and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”

Jesus’ Trial before Pilate

¹¹ Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him.

Jesus replied, “You have said it.”