Matthew 27:36
And sitting down, they observed him.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
37And they set his accusation above his head, written as: This is Jesus, king of the Jews.
Cross References
Matthew 27:54Now the centurion and those who were with him, guarding Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were very fearful, saying: “Truly, this was the Son of God.”
Mark 15:44But Pilate wondered if he had already died. And summoning a centurion, he questioned him as to whether 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 →