Gospel of Luke 23:38
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Gospel of Luke 23:38 is a New Testament verse that records the inscription placed above Jesus on the cross, identifying him as “King of the Jews” in multiple languages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gospel of Luke 23:38 canonical | 2 |
| Gospel of Matthew 27:37 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6290728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of Luke 23:38 Context triple: [Iudaeorum, scripturalContext, Gospel of Luke 23:38]
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A.
Gospel of Mark 15:26
Gospel of Mark 15:26 is a New Testament verse that records the inscription placed above Jesus on the cross, identifying him as “the King of the Jews.”
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B.
Gospel of John 19:19–20
Gospel of John 19:19–20 is a New Testament passage describing the inscription placed on Jesus’ cross—written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek—identifying him as “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
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C.
Matthew 27
Matthew 27 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of Matthew that recounts the trial, crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus Christ.
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D.
Luke 22
Luke 22 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of Luke that recounts key events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion, including the Last Supper, Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, and Peter’s denial.
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E.
Luke 24
Luke 24 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, recounting the discovery of Jesus’ empty tomb, his post-resurrection appearances, and his ascension.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of Luke 23:38 Target entity description: Gospel of Luke 23:38 is a New Testament verse that records the inscription placed above Jesus on the cross, identifying him as “King of the Jews” in multiple languages.
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A.
Gospel of Mark 15:26
Gospel of Mark 15:26 is a New Testament verse that records the inscription placed above Jesus on the cross, identifying him as “the King of the Jews.”
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B.
Gospel of John 19:19–20
Gospel of John 19:19–20 is a New Testament passage describing the inscription placed on Jesus’ cross—written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek—identifying him as “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
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C.
Matthew 27
Matthew 27 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of Matthew that recounts the trial, crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus Christ.
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D.
Luke 22
Luke 22 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of Luke that recounts key events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion, including the Last Supper, Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, and Peter’s denial.
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E.
Luke 24
Luke 24 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, recounting the discovery of Jesus’ empty tomb, his post-resurrection appearances, and his ascension.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible verse
ⓘ
New Testament verse ⓘ |
| audienceScope | multilingual readership ⓘ |
| book | Luke ⓘ |
| canonicalOrder | third Gospel ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical scripture in most Christian traditions ⓘ |
| chapter | 23 ⓘ |
| citedIn |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| crossReferenceType | Passion inscription pericope ⓘ |
| describesEvent | crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | Roman execution under Pontius Pilate ⓘ |
| identifiesJesusAs |
King
ⓘ
King of the Jews ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews
|
| immediateContext | crucifixion scene at Golgotha ⓘ |
| inscriptionAuthority | Roman governance ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | written notice ⓘ |
| inscriptionPurpose | to state the charge against Jesus ⓘ |
| inscriptionTextSummary | This is the King of the Jews ⓘ |
| languageMentioned |
Greek
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | narrative ⓘ |
| locationOfInscription | above Jesus on the cross ⓘ |
| mentionsPerson |
Jesus of Nazareth
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus
|
| mentionsTitle |
King of the Jews
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews
|
| occursDuring | Passion narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| parallelPassageIn |
Gospel of John 19:19
ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of John 19:19–20
Gospel of Mark 15:26 ⓘ Gospel of Matthew 27:37 ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of Luke 23:38
|
| partOf |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| recordsObject | inscription above Jesus on the cross ⓘ |
| scriptureType | Gospel narrative ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Messiahship of Jesus
ⓘ
kingship of Jesus ⓘ universal proclamation of Jesus’ identity ⓘ |
| tradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedAuthorOfBook | Luke the Evangelist ⓘ |
| usedToSupportDoctrine |
Christ’s kingship
ⓘ
public revelation of Jesus’ identity ⓘ |
| verseAfter | Gospel of Luke 23:39 ⓘ |
| verseBefore | Gospel of Luke 23:37 ⓘ |
| verseNumber | 38 ⓘ |
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Subject: Gospel of Luke 23:38 Description of subject: Gospel of Luke 23:38 is a New Testament verse that records the inscription placed above Jesus on the cross, identifying him as “King of the Jews” in multiple languages.
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linked to: Gospel of Luke 23:38