Matthew 27:36

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then they sat down and were guarding him there.

King James Version (1611)
And sitting downe, they watched him there:

King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;

English Standard Version
Then they sat down and kept watch over him there.

New American Standard Bible
And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.

New Century Version
The soldiers sat there and continued watching him.

Amplified Bible
Then sitting down there, they began to keep watch over Him [to guard against any rescue attempt].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.

Legacy Standard Bible
And sitting down, they began to keep watch over Him there.

Berean Standard Bible
And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

Contemporary English Version
Then they sat down to guard him.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then they sat down to keep watch over him there.

Darby Translation
And sitting down, they kept guard over him there.

Easy-to-Read Version
The soldiers stayed there to guard him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they sate, and watched him there.

George Lamsa Translation
And they were sitting there and watching him.

Good News Translation
After that they sat there and watched him.

Lexham English Bible
And they sat down and were watching over him there.

Literal Translation
And sitting down, they guarded Him there.

American Standard Version
and they sat and watched him there.

Bible in Basic English
And they were seated there watching him.

Hebrew Names Version
and they sat and watched him there.

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
And they sat down and watched him there.

Murdock Translation
And they sat down, and watched him there

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they sate, & watched him there.

English Revised Version
and they sat and watched him there.

World English Bible
and they sat and watched him there.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And sitting down, they guarded him there, And set up over his head his accusation written,

Weymouth's New Testament
and sat down there on guard.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei seten, and kepten him;

Update Bible Version
and they sat and watched him there.

Webster's Bible Translation
And sitting down, they watched him there:

New English Translation
Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.

New King James Version
Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

New Living Translation
Then they sat around and kept guard as he hung there.

New Life Bible
Then they sat down and watched Him.

New Revised Standard
then they sat down there and kept watch over him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, being seated, were watching him there.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they sat and watched him.

Revised Standard Version
then they sat down and kept watch over him there.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they sate and watched him there.

Young's Literal Translation
and sitting down, they were watching him there,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there they sat, and watched hi.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and they took their post to watch him there.

Simplified Cowboy Version
They all hunkered down to watch him die.

Contextual Overview

³⁵After they had finished nailing him to the cross and were waiting for him to die, they whiled away the time by throwing dice for his clothes. Above his head they had posted the criminal charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews . Along with him, they also crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left. People passing along the road jeered, shaking their heads in mock lament: "You bragged that you could tear down the Temple and then rebuild it in three days—so show us your stuff! Save yourself! If you're really God's Son, come down from that cross!" ⁴¹The high priests, along with the religion scholars and leaders, were right there mixing it up with the rest of them, having a great time poking fun at him: "He saved others—he can't save himself! King of Israel, is he? Then let him get down from that cross. We'll all become believers then! He was so sure of God—well, let him rescue his ‘Son' now—if he wants him! He did claim to be God's Son, didn't he?" Even the two criminals crucified next to him joined in the mockery. ⁴⁵From noon to three, the whole earth was dark. Around midafternoon Jesus groaned out of the depths, crying loudly, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" ⁴⁷Some bystanders who heard him said, "He's calling for Elijah." One of them ran and got a sponge soaked in sour wine and lifted it on a stick so he could drink. The others joked, "Don't be in such a hurry. Let's see if Elijah comes and saves him."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 27:54, Mark 15:39, Mark 15:44

Reciprocal: Psalms 22:17 - look Mark 15:24 - they parted Luke 23:34 - And they

Cross-References

Genesis 27:34
Esau, hearing his father's words, sobbed violently and most bitterly, and cried to his father, "My father! Can't you also bless me?"

Genesis 32:28
The man said, "But no longer. Your name is no longer Jacob. From now on it's Israel (God-Wrestler); you've wrestled with God and you've come through."

John 1:47
When Jesus saw him coming he said, "There's a real Israelite, not a false bone in his body."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And sitting down, they watched him there. That is, the soldiers, after they had crucified Jesus, and parted his garments, sat down on the ground at the foot of the cross, and there watched him, lest his disciples should take him down; though there was no need to fear that, since they were few, and weak, and wanted courage, and were in the utmost dread and consternation themselves; or lest the people, who were very changeable with respect to Christ, one day saying Hosanna to the son of David, and another day crucify him, crucify him, should once more change their sentiments of him, and through pity to him rise and take him down; or rather, lest Jesus himself should, by his miraculous power, unloose himself, come down, and make his escape. It was usual with the Romans to set a soldier, or soldiers, to watch those that were crucified, not only before they expired, but after they were dead, lest they should be took down and buried; as appears from Petronius, Plutarch, and others w. This seems to be the watch Pilate refers to, Matthew 27:65, and over which there was a centurion, Matthew 27:54.

w Vid. Lipsium de Cruce, l. 2. c. 16. & Lydium. de re militari, l. 5. c. 4. p. 191. Kirchman. de funeribus Rom. append. c. 9. p. 726.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They watched him there - That is, the four soldiers who had crucified him. They watched him lest his friends should come and release him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 36. They watched him — To prevent his disciples or relatives from taking away the body or affording any relief to the sufferer.