Matthew 27:36
And as they sat, they keep watch over him there.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
35And when they crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots.
37And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Cross References
Matthew 27:54Now the centurion, and those with him watching over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that happened, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Mark 15:44And Pilate wondered if he died already. And having summoned the centurion, he questioned him if he was already dead.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:34-50
The Crucifixion. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS… Read the whole commentary →