Matthew 27:36
And they sat and watched him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
37And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Cross References
Matthew 27:54Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.
Mark 15:44But Pilate wondered that he should be already dead. And sending for the centurion, he asked him if he were 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 →