Tuesday, March 15, 2016

I.N.R.I

Many people ask what do the letters INRI stand for. They represent an acronym for the phrase which Pontius Pilate ordered placed on the cross of Jesus. They were actually written in Greek, Hebrew and Latin. The Latin phrase is “Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum” which means “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”, hence I.N.R.I.

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