Gospel of John 19:19–20

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Gospel of John 19:19–20 is a New Testament passage describing the inscription placed on Jesus’ cross—written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek—identifying him as “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible verse passage
New Testament passage
associatedWithEvent crucifixion of Jesus
attributesActionTo Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus canonical Scripture in Christian Bibles
describes inscription on the cross of Jesus
describesAction Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross
describesObject title placed over Jesus on the cross
emphasizes multilingual proclamation of Jesus’ title
follows Gospel of John 19:18 NERFINISHED
genre narrative prose
languageNote Hebrew may refer to Aramaic in this context
liturgicalReading Good Friday readings in many traditions
liturgicalSeasonAssociation Holy Week NERFINISHED
locatedIn John 19
mentions Jesus of Nazareth NERFINISHED
King of the Jews NERFINISHED
Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED
mentionsGroup many of the Jews
mentionsLocation the city near the crucifixion site
parallelIn Gospel of Luke crucifixion inscription account
Gospel of Mark crucifixion inscription account
Gospel of Matthew crucifixion inscription account
partOf Gospel of John NERFINISHED
New Testament
precedes Gospel of John 19:21 NERFINISHED
recordsTitle Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews NERFINISHED
relatedConcept INRI inscription
scriptureCitationStyle Jn 19:19–20
setsInscriptionContent Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews NERFINISHED
statesReason place where Jesus was crucified was near the city
textualReference John 19:19
John 19:20
theologicalTheme kingship of Jesus
public proclamation of Jesus’ identity
universal scope of Jesus’ kingship
tradition part of the Passion narrative
traditionallyAscribedAuthor John the Apostle NERFINISHED
usedIn Christian liturgy
Christian preaching
Christian theological reflection
writtenInLanguage Greek
Hebrew
Latin

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Iudaeorum scripturalContext Gospel of John 19:19–20