Matthew 27:37

Matthew 27:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
• New International Version (NIV)Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Context of Matthew 27:37

35After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice. 36Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there. A sign was fastened above Jesus’ head, announcing the charge against him. It read: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery.

Matthew 27:37 word by word

καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπάνω τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ τὴν αἰτίαν αὐτοῦ γεγραμμένην· οὗτός ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• set upἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• overἐπάνωepanō · aboveG1883
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• headὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• accusationαἰτίαaitia · cause/chargeG156
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• THISοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• ISεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• JESUSἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• THE KINGβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• OF THE JEWSἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453

Cross-references for Matthew 27:37

• Mark 15:26A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.”
• Luke 23:38A sign was fastened above him with these words: “This is the King of the Jews.”
• John 19:19And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”

Commentaries on Matthew 27:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37His accusation - It was a common custom to affix a label to the cross, giving a statement of the crime for which the person suffered. This is still the case in China, when a person is crucified. Sometimes a person was employed to carry this before the criminal, while going to the place of punishment. It is with much propriety that Matthew calls this , accusation; for it was false that ever Christ pretended to be King Of The Jews, in the sense the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37And set up over his head - John says John 19:19 that Pilate wrote the title and put it upon the cross. Probably Pilate wrote it or caused it to be written, and directed the soldiers to set it up. A man is often said to do what he directs others to do. It was customary to set up over the heads of persons crucified the crime for which they suffered, and the name of the sufferer The accusation on which Jesus had been condemned by Pilate was his claiming to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-44Verses 35-44 It was usual to put shame upon malefactors, by a writing to notify the crime for which they suffered. So they set up one over Christ's head. This they designed for his reproach, but God so overruled it, that even his accusation was to his honour. There were crucified with him at the same time, two robbers. He was, at his death, numbered among the transgressors, that we, at our death, might be numbered among the saints. The taunts and jeers he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37The Romans would fasten the official crime to the cross above the head of the offender. They accused Jesus of political rebellion.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:37

• Death
• Indictments
• Inscriptions
• Irony
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Legends (Inscriptions)
• Soldiers
• Superscription (Inscription)

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• King of the Jews
• Accusation
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings