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 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
What Does Luke 23:38 Mean?
Luke 23:38 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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