Matthew 27:36
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.”
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BSBPD
“And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And sitting down they watched him there;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and they sat and watched him there.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and sitting down, they were watching him there,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 27:36 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
- Mark 15:39When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
- Mark 15:44Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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