Matthew 27:36

And they sat down and watched him there.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And sitting down they watched him there;

In Context

35And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments by lot: that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

37And they placed over his head the occasion of his death, in the writing, This (is) Jeshu, the King of the Jihudoyee.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:54But the centurion and those with him, who guarded Jeshu, when they saw the commotion and those (portents) which took place, feared greatly, and said, Assuredly this was the Son of Aloha.

Mark 15:44But Pilatos wondered if he were now dead; and he called the centurion and asked him whether before the time he 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 →

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