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ULTAnd this was the inscription of his charge, having been written: “The King of the Jews.”
USTTo the cross above Jesus’ head they attached a sign on which someone had written the reason why they were nailing him to the cross. It said, “The King of the Jews.”
BSBAnd the charge inscribed against Him read: ¶ THE KING OF THE JEWS.
BLBAnd there was the inscription of the accusation against Him, having been written: The King of the Jews.
AICNTAnd the inscription of the charge against him was written, “The King of the Jews.”
OEBThe words of the charge against him, written up over his head, read – “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
WEBBEThe superscription of his accusation was written over him: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
NETThe inscription of the charge against him read, “The king of the Jews.”
LSVand the inscription of His accusation was written above: “THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
FBVA sign with the written charge against him read: “The King of the Jews.”
TCNTThe inscription of the charge against him was written as follows: “The King of the Jews.”
T4TThey attached to the cross above Jesus’ head a sign on which it had been written {someone had written} the reason why they were nailing him to the cross. But all that it said was, “The King of the Jews.”
LEBAnd the inscription of the charge against him was written, “The king of the Jews.”
BBEAnd the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
WymthOver His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
ASVAnd the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
DRAAnd the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
YLTand the inscription of his accusation was written above — 'The King of the Jews.'
DrbyAnd the superscription of what he was accused of was written up: The King of the Jews.
RVAnd the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
WbstrAnd the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
KJB-1769And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
KJB-1611And the superscription of his accusation was written ouer, THE KING OF THE IEWES. (And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE IEWES.)
BshpsAnd the title of his cause was written: THE KYNG OF THE IEWES.
GnvaAnd ye title of his cause was written aboue, THAT KING OF THE JEWES. (And ye/you_all title of his cause was written above, THAT KING OF THE YEWES. )
CvdlAnd the tytle of his cause was wrytte ouer aboue him (namely:) The kynge of the Iewes. (And the tytle of his cause was written over above him (namely:) The king of the Yewes.)
TNTAnd the tytle of his cause was wrytten: The kynge of the Iewes. (And the tytle of his cause was written: The king of the Yewes. )
WycAnd the titil of his cause was writun, Kyng of Jewis. (And the titil of his cause was written, Kyng of Yewis.)
LuthUnd es war oben über ihn geschrieben, was man ihm schuld gab, nämlich: Ein König der Juden. (And it what/which above above him/it written, what/which man him schuld gave, nämlich: A king the/of_the Yuden.)
ClVgEt erat titulus causæ ejus inscriptus: Rex Judæorum.[fn] (And was titulus causæ his inscriptus: Rex Yudæorum. )
15.26Et erat titulus. BEDA. Titulus ostendit quod nec occidendo potuerunt efficere quod non esset eis rex; unde: Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo, etc. Bene enim simul est rex et pontifex, cum eximiam Patri suæ carnis hostiam offerret in altari crucis, et regis dignitatem titulo prætenderet, ut cunctis insinuaret quod per crucis patibulum non perdiderit, sed confirmaverit imperium.
15.26And was titulus. BEDA. Titulus ostendit that but_not occidendo potuerunt efficere that not/no was to_them rex; unde: I however constitutus I_am king away eo, etc. Bene because simul it_is king and pontifex, when/with eximiam Patri suæ carnis hostiam offerret in altari crucis, and king dignitatem titulo prætenderet, as cunctis insinuaret that through crucis patibulum not/no perdiderit, but confirmaverit government.
Here, Mark is using the possessive form to describe an inscription that states 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 inscription that stated the charge against him”
Here, the word inscription refers to a few words written to identify something. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of writing, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “written description” or “identification”
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 one of the soldiers had written”
Here the soldiers continue 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. See how you expressed the similar idea in 15:18. 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.
