Topic
Superscription
6 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Matthew 22:20ISBE
And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
- Mark 12:16ISBE
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.
- Mark 15:26ISBE
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Luke 20:24ISBE
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cæsar’s.
- Luke 23:38ISBE
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- John 19:19ISBE
¶ And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 8 references
su-per-skrip'-shun (epigraphe):
(1) The legend on a coin designating the person in whose honor or by whose authority it is issued (Mt 22:20; Mr 12:16; Lu 20:24).
(2) The accusation on the cross of Jesus (Mr 15:26; Lu 23:38). According to Roman custom an inscription bearing the charge or ground of a criminal's condemnation was fixed to the cross on which he was crucified. The use of such an inscription at the crucifixion of Jesus is mentioned by all four evangelists. The fullest description is that of Mark, "the superscription of his accusation" (he epigraphe tes aitias autou) (15:26). Matthew calls it more briefly "his accusation" (ten aitian autou) (27:38), while Luke styles it merely "a superscription" (epigraphe) (23:38). In the Fourth Gospel it is called a "title" (titlon) (Joh 19:19). The text of the superscription is given by the four evangelists in varying terms and with various degrees of fullness.
Russell Benjamin Miller
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.