John 19:21

James Moffatt - New Testament

So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write, THE KING OF THE JEWS; write, HE SAID I AM THE KING OF THE JEWS."

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(it was the day of Preparation for the passover, about noon). "There is your king!" he said to the Jews.

Pilate had written an inscription to be put on the cross; what he wrote was, JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.