Mark 15:26

26 They wrote out the charge against him. It read, the king of the jews.

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 They nailed him to the cross. Then they divided up his clothes. They cast lots to see what each of them would get.

25 It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him.

26 They wrote out the charge against him. It read, the king of the jews.

27 They crucified two robbers with him. One was on his right and one was on his left.