Matthew 27:37
And they placed over his head the cause of his death, in the writing: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
In Context
36And they sat down, and watched him there
38And there were crucified with him two robbers, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Cross References
Luke 23:38And there was likewise a superscription over him, written in Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:34-50
The Crucifixion. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS… Read the whole commentary →