2009-09-30T17:49:35-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/king+of+the+jews/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%206:14-15&version=NIV 2009-09-30T17:49:35-05:00 Jesus had to fight against the people's will to make him king. In this passage the people call him a prophet and Jesus was wary that they were going to try to instate him as King by force. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2027:37&version=31 2009-07-22T14:53:11-05:00 According to the gospel of Matthew, when Jesus hung on the cross they placed a sign above his head that declared, "This is Jesus, The King of the Jews."