Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.Therefore many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.This title therefore read many of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was written in Hebrew, and in Latin, and in Greek.
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… king of the Jews. Do you understand what was happening? And notice what happened. Many of the Jews read this title for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. It was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. Therefore the chief priest got all upset. Don't write that. They went berserk. You should read it. You should read. They went berserk. They said, you tell him to take that down. You tell him to take that down. Now let me look at me. Why were they so upset? Why were they so upset? Because if you look at those languages, in the Hebrew language, it spells out the first letter of those different languages, spells out Yahweh. Yahweh. It's not even, check me out. You'll see, I'm telling you. In other words, God, just like those families put their family name on their lamb, God said, I'm putting my name on my lamb. And, and what disturbed those, those Jewish leaders was the ancient name of God, Yahweh. You can't put that up there like that. You can't put that on that. You can't put that on that. …
We're going to be in Luke, or excuse me, John, in John chapter 19. I'll take the verse 17 if you'll take the even number of verses. You guys ready? And he, bearing his cross, went out to a place called the place of the skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha. The word is his pride in him, and the word is with him, on his side, in Jesus' center. Now, Pilate, who wrote a title and put it on the cross, and in the writing was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write the king of the Jews. But he said, I am king of the Jews. I have answered, I have written, I have written. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts to each soldier apart, and also the tunic. Now, the tunic was without, or an outer seam, woven from the top in one piece. …
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