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ULTAnd they put above his head his charge, having been written, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
BSB § Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: ¶ THIS IS JESUS, ¶ THE KING OF THE JEWS.
BLBAnd they put up over His head the written accusation against Him: this is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
AICNTThey placed above his head the charge against him, written: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
OEBAbove his head they fixed the accusation against him written out – “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
WEBBEThey set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
WMBBThey set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS YESHUA, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
NETAbove his head they put the charge against him, which read: “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
LSVand they put up over His head, His accusation written: “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
FBVThey placed a sign over his head with the charge against him. It read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
TCNTOver his head they placed the written charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”
T4TThey fastened to the cross above Jesus’ head a sign on which had been {they had} written why they were nailing him to the cross. But all it said was, ‘This is Jesus, the King of the Jews’.
LEBAnd they put above his head the charge against him in writing:[fn] “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
WymthOver His head they placed a written statement of the charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
ASVAnd they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
DRAAnd they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
YLTand they put up over his head, his accusation written, 'This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'
DrbyAnd they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
RVAnd they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
WbstrAnd set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
KJB-1769And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
KJB-1611And set vp ouer his head, his accusation written, THIS IS IESVS THE KING OF THE IEWES. (And set up over his head, his accusation written, THIS IS IESVS THE KING OF THE IEWES.)
BshpsAnd set vp ouer his head, the cause of his death written: This is Iesus, the king of the Iewes. (And set up over his head, the cause of his death written: This is Yesus/Yeshua, the king of the Yewes.)
GnvaThey set vp also ouer his head his cause written, THIS IS IESVS THE KING OF THE IEVVES. (They set up also over his head his cause written, THIS IS IESVS THE KING OF THE IEVVES. )
CvdlAnd aboue ouer his heade, they put vp the cause of his death in wrytinge: namely: This is the kynge of the Iewes. (And above over his heade, they put up the cause of his death in wrytinge: namely: This is the king of the Yewes.)
TNTAnd they set vp over his heed the cause of his deeth written. This is Iesus the kynge of the Iewes. (And they set up over his heed the cause of his death written. This is Yesus/Yeshua the king of the Yewes. )
Wycland setten aboue his heed his cause writun, This is Jhesu of Nazareth, kyng of Jewis. (and setten above his heed his cause written, This is Yhesu of Nazareth, king of Yewis.)
LuthUnd oben zu seinen Häupten hefteten sie die Ursache seines Todes beschrieben, nämlich: Dies ist JEsus, der Juden König. (And above to his Häupten hefteten they/she/them the Ursache his Todes beschrieben, nämlich: This/These is Yesus, the/of_the Yuden king.)
ClVgEt imposuerunt super caput ejus causam ipsius scriptam: Hic est Jesus rex Judæorum.[fn] (And imposuerunt over caput his causam ipsius scriptam: Hic it_is Yesus king Yudæorum. )
27.37Causam. Pro quam eum Judæi Pilato tradiderunt. Rex per crucem non perdidit, sed confirmavit imperium, velint nolint Judæi.
27.37Causam. Pro how him Yudæi Pilato tradiderunt. Rex through crucem not/no perdidit, but confirmavit government, velint nolint Yudæi.
Here, his charge represents the written explanation of his charge. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a placard stating his charge]
Here, Matthew is using the possessive form to describe the charge that was made against Jesus. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the charge against him]
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was the soldiers. Alternate translation: [which the soldiers had written]
Here the soldiers mock Jesus by referring to him as if he were King of the Jews when they do not believe that he actually is. They actually mean to communicate the opposite of the literal meaning of their words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that indicates that this is irony. Alternate translation: [the so-called King of the Jews]
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
