Matthew 27:36
And sitting down, they watched him there.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
35And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them, casting lots.
Cross References
Matthew 27:54And the centurion and they who with him were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and what was taking place, were exceedingly afraid, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Mark 15:44And Pilate wondered that he was already dead; and calling to him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been long 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 →