Matthew 27:36
and, being seated, were watching him there.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
In Context
35And, having crucified him, they parted among themselves his garments, casting a cloth;
37And they put up, over his head, his accusation, written—THIS, IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Cross References
Matthew 27:54Now, the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things coming to pass, were violently affrighted, saying—Truly, God’s Son, was, he!
Mark 15:44But, Pilate, wondered whether, already, he was dead; and, calling near the centurion, questioned him—whether he had, already, died.
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 →