Matthew 27:36
And sitting down, they guarded him there.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
37And they placed over his head his accusation in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Cross References
Matthew 27:54Then the centurion, and they who were with him, guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things which were done, were exceedingly terrified, saying, Assuredly this was the Son of God.
Mark 15:44Then Pilate marvelled that he should be already dead: and calling for the centurion, he asked him, If he had been dead any time.
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 →