“And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 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.”
John 19:19-20 KJV
Pilate had them post a sign over the Cross, which was written in three languages—Aramaic, Latin, and Greek. Many of the people of Jerusalem read the sign, for He was crucified near the city. The sign stated: “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” Aramaic was the language of the common people as Hebrew had ceased after the Babylonian invasion to be the spoken language. Latin was the official Roman Empire language and Greek was for the Alexandrian Jews in Jerusalem for the Passover. The words were, “Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews” which read Y-H-W-H Y’shua Hanozri Wumelech a Yehudim - YHWH. This is the sacred Name “Yahweh” as written by the Jews. That’s why the chief priests were so offended by this sign and insisted that Pilate changed it. This was a sign given to Israel, for over Jesus’s Head on the Cross was written Y-H-W-H God, the Saviour, bled to death for you. Amen!
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