MARK—NOTE ON Mark 15:26 The inscription of the charge against him was posted above Jesus’ head, so that all could see why he was so shamefully executed. The inscription, King of the Jews, portrayed Jesus as a political rebel. This allowed Pilate to justify his actions. It also angered the Jewish authorities, who would never have claimed him as their king (John 19:19; compare Mark 15:10).

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