Mark 15 · Verse 26

Mark 15:26

And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mark 15:26, King James Version

Mark 15:26 in other translations

BSBAnd the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
WEBThe superscription of his accusation was written over him: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
ASVAnd the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
YLTand the inscription of his accusation was written above--‘The King of the Jews.'
DARBYAnd the superscription of what he was accused of was written up: The King of the Jews.
BBEAnd the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
WebsterAnd the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

What does Mark 15:26 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 26. The superscription The writing over his head on the cross.

The King of the Jews. Mt 27:37.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 15:22-32

The place where our Lord Jesus was crucified, was called the place of a scull; it was the common place of execution; for he was in all respects numbered with the transgressors. Whenever we look unto Christ crucified, we must remember what was written over his head; he is a King, and we must give up ourselves to be his subjects, as Israelites indeed. They crucified two thieves with him, and him in the midst; they…

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Mark 15:26 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἦνēnthere wasG1510
ἡhētheG3588
ἐπιγραφὴepigraphēinscriptionG1923
τῆςtēsof theG3588
αἰτίαςaitiasaccusationG156
αὐτοῦautouagainst HimG846
ἐπιγεγραμμένη·epigegrammenēwritten:G1924
ὁhoTheG3588
βασιλεὺςbasileusKingG935
τῶνtōnof theG3588
Ἰουδαίων.IoudaiōnJews.G2453

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Cross references for Mark 15:26

  • Matthew 27:37

    And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • John 19:18-22

    Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. …

  • Luke 23:37-38

    And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Zechariah 9:9

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  • Matthew 2:2

    Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

  • Proverbs 21:1

    The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  • Isaiah 10:7

    Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

  • Mark 15:2

    And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

  • Psalms 2:6

    Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  • Deuteronomy 23:5

    Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.

  • Isaiah 46:10

    Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the superscription.
De 23:5; Ps 76:10; Pr 21:1; Isa 10:7; 46:10
THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Ps 2:6; Zec 9:9; Mt 2:2; 27:37; Lu 23:37,38; Joh 19:18-22

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Context

  • Mark 15:25

    And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

  • Mark 15:26

    And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Mark 15:27

    And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

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Mark 15:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el título escrito de su causa era: EL REY DE LOS JUDIOS.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’écriteau concernant le sujet de son accusation portait écrit: Le roi des Juifs.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Überschrift seiner Beschuldigung war oben über geschrieben: Der König der Juden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et erat titulus causæ ejus inscriptus: Rex Judæorum.