Mark - 15:26



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

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 15:26.

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And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And the superscription of what he was accused of was written up: The King of the Jews.
and the inscription of his accusation was written above, 'The King of the Jews.'
And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And the title of his case was written as: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
The words of the charge against him, written up over his head, read – 'THE KING OF THE JEWS.'

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The superscription - The writing over his head upon the cross.
The King of the Jews - See the notes at Matthew 27:37.

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; See Gill on Matthew 27:37.

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