Topic
Superscription (Inscription)
4 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 27:37Nave (Inscription, sign) — On the cross
And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Mark 15:26Nave (Inscription, sign) — On the cross
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Luke 23:38Nave (Inscription, sign) — On the cross
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- John 19:19Nave (Inscription, sign) — On the cross
¶ 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 topical indexes
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.