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NASB | Luke 23:38 Now there was also an inscription above Him, "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:38 Now there was also an inscription above Him: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS." |
Bible Question:
The other day I was asked a question. How could the Bible be true, if the inscriptions on the cross were all different in each Gospel? Matt 27:37 Mark 15:26 Luke 23:38 John 19:19 These are the verses referred to me. |
Bible Answer: "All 4 gospel writers mentioned the inscription, but each reported a slightly different variation. Both Luke and John (19:20) said that the inscription was written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, so the varying reports in the gospels may simply reflect variant ways the inscription was translated on the placard itself. It is even more likely that all 4 evangelists simply reported the substance of the inscription elliptically, with each one omitting different parts of the full inscription. All 4 concurred with Mark that the inscription said THE KING OF THE JEWS (Mt 27:37; Mark 15:26; John 19:19). Luke added "THIS IS" at the beginning, and Matthew started with "THIS IS JESUS." John's version began, "JESUS OF NAZARETH." Putting them all together, the full inscription would read "THIS IS JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS" (pg. 1564, MacArthur Study Bible, 1997, Word Publishing). |
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