Luke 23:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Luke 23:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 23:38 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 23:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.””

Luke 23:38 — World English Bible

Luke 23:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Luke 23:38 — American Standard Version

Luke 23:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, `This is the King of the Jews.'”

Luke 23:38 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 23:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And there was also an inscription [written] over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews.”

Luke 23:38 — Darby Translation

Luke 23:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And a superscription was also written ouer him, in Greeke letters, and in Latin, and in Hebrewe, THIS IS THAT KING OF THE JEWES.”

Luke 23:38 — Geneva Bible

Luke 23:38 in Context — Luke 23

36 Les soldats aussi se moquaient de lui; s’approchant et lui présentant du vinaigre,

37 ils disaient: Si tu es le roi des Juifs, sauve-toi toi-même!

38 Il y avait au-dessus de lui cette inscription: Celui-ci est le roi des Juifs.

39 L’un des malfaiteurs crucifiés l’injuriait, disant: N’es-tu pas le Christ? Sauve-toi toi-même, et sauve-nous!

40 Mais l’autre le reprenait, et disait: Ne crains-tu pas Dieu, toi qui subis la même condamnation?

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What Does Luke 23:38 Mean?

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