Matthew 27:36
And sitting down, they kept guard over him there.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
35And having crucified him, they parted his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots.
37And they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
Cross References
Matthew 27:54But the centurion, and they who were with him on guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, feared greatly, saying, Truly this [man] was Son of God.
Mark 15:44And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and having called to [him] the centurion, he inquired of him if he had long died.
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 →