Matthew 27:36

and they sat and watched him there.

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In The King James Version

And sitting down they watched him there;

In Context

35+ 27:35. MP: The Messiah’s garments are divided; lots are divided; lots are cast for his clothes. (Ps 22:18) When they had nailed him to the stake, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots, + 27:35. Quoted from Ps 22:18

37They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “ This Is Yeshua [Salvation], The King of The Jews [Praisers].”

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Cross References

Matthew 27:54Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Yeshua [Salvation], when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, “Truly this was the Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·.”

Mark 15:44Pilate [Armed with javelin] marveled if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.

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 →

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