Mark 15:26 meaning and explanation
And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mark 15:26, Berean Standard Bible
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Pilate has just handed Jesus over to be crucified, and Roman practice was to post a written charge above the condemned so bystanders knew the reason for execution. The inscription names Jesus' offense as claiming to be "The King of the Jews." In Mark's Gospel this is deeply ironic: the title is true, yet it is written as a criminal charge.
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