<P> In the New Testament, the "King of the Jews" title is used only by the gentiles, namely by the Magi, Pontius Pilate, Roman soldiers . In contrast the Jewish leaders prefer the designation "King of Israel", as in Matthew 27: 42, Mark 15: 32 . But from Pilate's perspective, it is the term "King" (regardless of Jews or Israel) which is sensitive, for it implies possible rebellion against the Roman Empire . </P> <P> In the Gospel of Mark the distinction between King of the Jews and King of Israel is made consciously, setting apart the two uses of the term by the Jews and the gentiles . </P> <P> The acronym INRI represents the Latin inscription IESVS NAZARENVS REX IVDÆORVM (Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum), in English reads as "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews" (John 19: 19). John 19: 20 states that this was written in three languages: Hebrew, Latin and Greek and was put on the cross of Jesus . The Greek version reads ΙΝΒΙ . </P> <P> Devotional enthusiasm greeted the discovery by Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza in 1492 of what was acclaimed as the actual tablet, said to have been brought to Rome by Saint Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine . </P>

What does the letters inri stand for on the cross