Matthew 27:36 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁶ Then they just sat there and watched Him [die].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁶ And sitting down they watched him there;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁶ Then they sat down there and kept watch over Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁶ and they sat and watched him there.

Common English Bible

³⁶ They sat there, guarding him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁶ And sitting down, they observed him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁶ And they sat and watched him.

Matthew 27:36 Cross References

Matthew 27:37

They attached over His head [i.e., to the upright portion of the cross] the charge made against Him, which read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

Matthew 27:54

Now when the military man in charge, and those with him who were watching Jesus, saw [and felt] the earthquake and the [other] things that happened, they became extremely fearful, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

Mark 15:39

And when the military officer in charge of one hundred men, who was standing in front of Jesus, saw Him die like that, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God.”

Mark 15:44

Pilate was amazed that Jesus had already died, and calling the military officer to him, asked how long He had been dead.