Mat 27:37 | PNT | STEP | THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS . It was the Roman custom to place on the cross over the criminal's head, a "titulus", or placard, stating the crime for which he suffered. says that the title was written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, the chief languages then spoken, and all spectators would be able to read it.

Matthew 27:37

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. It was the Roman custom to place on the cross over the criminal's head, a "titulus", or placard, stating the crime for which he suffered. Lu 23:38 says that the title was written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, the chief languages then spoken, and all spectators would be able to read it.