17 occurrences

'King of the Jews' in the Bible

Now Jesus stood before the governor. “Are You the King of the Jews?” the governor asked Him.Jesus answered, “You have said it.”

They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and placed a reed in His right hand. And they knelt down before Him and mocked Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”He answered him, “You have said it.”

So Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?”

Pilate asked them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

And they began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”He answered him, “You have said it.”

Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

You have a custom that I release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

And they repeatedly came up to Him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and were slapping His face.

Pilate also had a sign lettered and put on the cross. The inscription was: JESUS THE NAZARENETHE KING OF THE JEWS.

So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

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