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Feb 25, 2022 · Jesus never called himself king, but his actions spoke loudly. As a result of Pilate’s annoyance with sentencing to death a man who clearly was no political threat, and as an insult to the Sanhedrin, Pilate had this notice nailed to the cross above Jesus’ head.
According to the Gospel of Mark, when Jesus was on trial before the Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate he was asked if he claimed to be the “King of the Jews,” and his ambiguous answer was “You say so,” which might be translated “as you say” (Mark 15:2). Pilate then refers to Jesus as “the King of the Jews,” apparently echoing back a ...
Feb 17, 2022 · Jesus, the true King of the Jews, was once again rejected by his own people and led away to be crucified. At the crucifixion, Pontius Pilate had a sign placed at the cross, which read, in multiple languages, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews” (John 19:19).
Jun 19, 2019 · Before Jesus’s birth, an angel tells Mary to name Him Jesus, which means “salvation” in Hebrew (Luke 1:31). Also at the time of His birth, Jesus is called Emmanuel, which means “God with us” (Matthew 1:23). The wise men who came searching for Jesus called Him “The King of the Jews” (Matthew 2:2).
Jesus, crowned with thorns in a Tyrian purple robe as the King of the Jews, being mocked and beaten during his Passion, depicted by van Baburen, 1623. In the New Testament, Jesus is referred to as the King of the Jews, both at the beginning of his life and at the end.
Jan 3, 2018 · We have seen Hungary, Poland, Turkey, and Thailand all let go of democracy in favor of authoritarian governance. By confessing Jesus as King, Matthew reminds us what God’s divine rule looks like—and it scarcely resembles militarized police, intimidated press, or nuclear threats.
The previous time was the Magi from the East doing so at Matthew 2:2. [4] However, nowhere else in Matthew, or the other Gospels has Jesus been referred to as "King of the Jews" prior to the trial. The Gospel nowhere explains how this title became known and so central to the trial.
