Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read: “Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”
He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
Above his head they put the charge against him, which read: “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
The inscription of the charge against him read, “The king of the Jews.”
They told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”
There was also an inscription over him, “This is the king of the Jews.”
Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!”
So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!”
(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, “Look, here is your king!”
Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”
They came up to him again and again and said, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him repeatedly in the face.
Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!”