Crucifix with the INRI plaque, Mt. Adams, Cincinnati]] in rural Styria, Austria]]INRI is an acronym of the Latin phrase IESVS·NAZARENVS·REX·IVDÆORVM, which translates to English as: "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews". It appears in the New Testament of the Christian Bible in the Gospel of John (). Each of the other accounts for Jesus' death have a slightly different sign: Matthew () "This is Jesus the King of the Jews"; Mark () "The King of the Jews"; and Luke () "This is the King of the Jews". The title was written in Hebrew and Greek and Latin. Within Western Christianity many crucifixes and other depictions of the crucifixion include a stylized plaque or parchment, called a titulus or title, bearing only the Latin letters INRI, occasionally carved directly into the cross, and usually just above the head of Jesus. In the Gospel of John () the inscription is explained:And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cros