Matthew 27:36
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And they sat and watched him.

Matthew 27:54 Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.

Mark 15:39,44 And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost. said: Indeed this man was the son of God. . . .

Context
The Crucifixion
35And after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they cast lots. 36And they sat and watched him. 37And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:54
Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.

Matthew 27:37
And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Lexicon
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

sitting down,
καθήμενοι (kathēmenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.

they kept watch over
ἐτήρουν (etēroun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5083: From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

there.
ἐκεῖ (ekei)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.


Additional Translations
And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

And sitting down, they were guarding Him there.

And sitting down they watched him there;

and they sat and watched him there.

And sitting down, they kept guard over him there.

and they sat and watched him there.

And sitting down, they watched him there:

and sat down there on guard.

and they sat and watched him there.

and sitting down, they were watching him there,
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