a title Better, a title also. It was common to put on the cross the name and crime of the person executed, after making him carry it round his neck to the place of execution. S. John alone tells us that Pilate wrote the title himself. The meaning of the -also" is not quite clear; perhaps it looks back to John 19:16. S. John uses the Latin term, titulus, in a Greek form, titlos. S. Matthew has -His indictment" (Matthew 27:37); S. Mark, -the inscription of His indictment" (Mark 15:26); S. Luke, -an inscription" (Luke 23:38).

the writing was Literally, there was written (see on John 2:17). The other three give the inscription thus; S. Matthew, -This is Jesus the King of the Jews;" S. Mark, -The King of the Jews;" S. Luke, -This is the King of the Jews."

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