Matthew 27:36
and they sat and kept guard over him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
35When they had crucified him, they divided up his garments by casting lots,
37Above his head they put the charge against him, which read “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”
Cross References
Matthew 27:54Now when the centurion and those who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they became very afraid and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
Mark 15:44Pilate was amazed that Jesus was already dead; he called the centurion and asked him if Jesus was 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 →