Matthew 27:36
And they sat down and watched him there.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
35And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among themselves, by casting the lot.
Cross References
Matthew 27:54Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and what was done, were greatly afraid, and said: Of a truth, this was the Son of God.
Mark 15:44But Pilate was astonished that he was already dead; and having called the centurion to him, he inquired of him whether he had been any while 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 →