Matthew 27:36
Then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
35After they had crucified him, they rolled dice to divide his clothes between them.
Cross References
Matthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what happened, they were terrified, and said, “This really was the Son of God!”
Mark 15:44Pilate was surprised that Jesus had died so soon, so he summoned the centurion and asked him if Jesus had already 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 →