KJV King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
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Matthew 27:36
And sitting down they watched him there;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
WEB World English Bible
and they sat and watched him there.
ASV American Standard Version
and they sat and watched him there.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and sitting down, they were watching him there,
Surrounding context — Matthew 27
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 IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
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Matthew 27:54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.Mark 15:44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling [unto him] the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.Mark 15:39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
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