And Pilate wrote it in Hebrew and Greek and Latin.
The Jews did not at all like what Pilate had written, and wanted him to take the writing down. They said, "Do not say that He is the King of the Jews! But say, He said He was."
But Pilate would not alter it. "What I have written, I have written," he said.
CALVARY.
So when Jesus died, He had only this accusation—that He is King!
And the people stood beholding.
They saw the four soldiers carry away His raiment, to divide it between them. But when the soldiers found that His coat, or under-robe, was seamless and woven in one piece, they cast lots for that; so that the Scripture, written hundreds of years before, might be fulfilled, "They parted My raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots." These things, therefore, the soldiers did.
Then the rulers who were standing by mocked Him, saying, "He saved others, why did He not save Himself and come down from the cross?"
Dear children, do you know why Jesus did not come down from the cross?