Mark 15:26

26 The charge against him - the king of the jews - was printed on a poster.

Mark 15:26 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:26

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).

Mark 15:26 In-Context

24 And they nailed him to the cross. They divided up his clothes and threw dice to see who would get them.
25 They nailed him up at nine o'clock in the morning.
26 The charge against him - the king of the jews - was printed on a poster.
27 Along with him, they crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left.
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