Luke 23:38

38 There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Luke 23:38 in Other Translations

38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

ESV

38 There was also an inscription over him,"This is the King of the Jews.

NLT

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

MSG

38 Printed over him was a sign: this is the king of the jews

CSB

38 An inscription was above Him: 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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1. S Matthew 2:2

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Luke 23:38 in Other Translations

Luke 23:38 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 23:38 In-Context

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