Inscription on the Cross – Part 1 | Berean Bible Journeys

Things I Never Knew (TINK)

Remember that inscription placed upon the cross above Jesus?

“And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.”
John 19:19-20

This fascinated me when I first understood it. In that day and time, most people spoke their native language, in the tongue from where they were born, AND a second trade language such as Greek or Latin that enabled them to do business with people from all over the Roman Empire.

Pilate wrote the title on the cross in three languages. Why? Because he wanted everyone, of every tongue, including the Jews, of many different provinces, who were in town to celebrate the Passover, to be able to read it.