Luke 23:38
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
KJV
ἦν δὲ καὶ ἐπιγραφὴ ἐπ’ αὐτῷ· ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων οὗτος.
Greek NT
Erat autem et superscriptio scripta super eum litteris græcis, et latinis, et hebraicis : Hic est rex Judæorum.
Vulgate
And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
ASV
And there was also a superscription written over him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐπιγραφή
epigraphe
noun · 5×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
notable
SBLGNT: ἐπιγραφὴ | WH/NIV: ἐπιγραφὴ | Treg: + ἐπιγεγραμμένη | RP: + γεγραμμένη
- ἐπιγραφὴ — SBLGNT
- ἐπιγραφὴ — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ἐπιγεγραμμένη — Tregelles
- + γεγραμμένη — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: αὐτῷ | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτῷ | RP: + γράμμασιν Ἑλληνικοῖς καὶ Ῥωμαϊκοῖς καὶ Ἑβραϊκοῖς Οὗτός ἐστιν
- αὐτῷ — SBLGNT
- αὐτῷ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + γράμμασιν Ἑλληνικοῖς καὶ Ῥωμαϊκοῖς καὶ Ἑβραϊκοῖς Οὗτός ἐστιν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: οὗτος | WH/Treg/NIV: οὗτος
- οὗτος — SBLGNT
- οὗτος — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- John 19:19 — And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- John 19:19 — And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Luke 23:3 — And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
- Luke 23:3 — And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
- Mark 15:26 — And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Mark 15:32 — Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
- Matt 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.
- Matt 27:37 — And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Matt 27:37 — And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.