Matthew 27:36
Then they sat and watched him there.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
35After crucifying him, they parted his garments among them by casting lots.
37They also placed above his head his accusation written, This is Jesus The King of the Jews
Cross References
Matthew 27:54When the Roman captain and the soldiers who were with him, guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were greatly terrified and said, "Certainly this man must have been God’s Son."
Mark 15:44But Pilate wondered whether he were already dead. So he summoned the army captain, and inquired if he had been any time 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 →