Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, 'Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.' — The titular inscription (titlos, from Latin titulus) declares Jesus' "crime": kingship claim. John's emphasis that Pilate "had it written" and was careful to display it suggests deliberate statement of conviction. The fourfold identification ("Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews") combines human origin with messianic claim, all framed as Rome's justification for execution.

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