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The sign on the cross was in three languages
John says the title on Jesus' cross was written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. John 19:19–20
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Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross: "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS." "It was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek." The chief priests asked him to change it, but he said "What I have written, I have written." John 19:19–22
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John 19:19–20 WEB
19Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 20Therefore 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.