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NASB | John 19:21 So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews'; but that He said, 'I am King of the Jews.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 19:21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews'; but, 'He said, "I am King of the Jews."'" |
Bible Question: In John 19:21 why did the chief priest of the Jews want to change the writing on the cross |
Bible Answer: My question was why did they want to change the writting. I mean they got what they wanted so "WHY" Here is Why. All from history. The Writing in "Hebrew JESUS OF NAZARETH THE [AND]KING OF THE JEWS" During the pass over the Jewish family would tie a bronze name tag around the "pet" lamb. Each father wanted God to know that his family was observing the passover. He wanted God to recognize that the lamb that bore his family name was being sacrificed for them. What could the name tag have to due with the Lord's crucifixion? John 19:19-20 Pilate wrote it " or did he" remmeber in Jn 19:10-11 [V10] Pilate said he had the power [V11] Jesus said you have no power except what God has give to you. We have to understand it was Jewish custom to take the first letters of the words or phrase and put them togeather to see if there was a hidden meaning. This custom dated back to the time of Babylonian captivity. The Roman Catholic church has used this ancient custom by four letters on the back of thier cruifixes "INRI" these are the first four letters of the four words of the inscriptin on the cross as they appeared in Latin "INRI" abbriviation the Laten phrase "JESUS THE NAZARENE THE KING OF THE JEWS" Taking a closer look at the individual Hebrew letters, remember the Hebrew is read from Right to Left. "Y"eshua "H"anatzri "V"emelech "H"ayhoodem "YHVH" In the O.T this is the unspeakable name of God [6,000 times in the O.T] Add the vowels and you get Jehovah or Yaweh] God put His His family name on the cross to show that Christ was His chosen lamb. The religious leadesr were saying to Pilate that if you don't change it you are telling every one that this man is "GOD" The Jews tag said this lamb is for you from us. God said this is my lamb from me for, the whole world to see. |