A moment in scripture
Matthew 27:37
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And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 27:35
And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
- Matthew 27:36
And sitting down they watched him there;
- Matthew 27:38
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
- Matthew 27:39
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.