17 occurrences

'King of the Jews' in the Bible

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "Certainly."

Pilate replied, "Would you like me to release the king of the Jews for you?"

Pilate asked them again, "And what am I to do with your so-called king of the Jews?"

and began to salute him with, "Hail, O king of the Jews!"

So Pilate went back inside the praetorium and called Jesus, saying, "Then you are king of the Jews?"

But it is your custom that I should release a prisoner for you at the passover. Is it your will that I release you the king of the Jews?"

Pilate had written an inscription to be put on the cross; what he wrote was, JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write, THE KING OF THE JEWS; write, HE SAID I AM THE KING OF THE JEWS."