Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And sitting down they guarded Him there.
New American Standard Bible
And sitting down, they began to
King James Version
And sitting down they watched him there;
Holman Bible
Then they sat down and were guarding Him there.
International Standard Version
Then they sat down there and continued guarding him.
A Conservative Version
And as they sat, they keep watch over him there.
American Standard Version
and they sat and watched him there.
Amplified
Then sitting down there, they began to keep watch over Him [to guard against any rescue attempt].
An Understandable Version
Then they just sat there and watched Him [die].
Anderson New Testament
And they sat down and watched him there.
Bible in Basic English
And they were seated there watching him.
Common New Testament
and sitting down, they kept watch over him there.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and they took their post to watch him there.
Darby Translation
And sitting down, they kept guard over him there.
Godbey New Testament
and sitting down, they continued to watch Him there.
Goodspeed New Testament
and sat down there to keep watch of him.
John Wesley New Testament
And sitting down, they guarded him there, And set up over his head his accusation written,
Julia Smith Translation
And sitting down, they observed him there.
King James 2000
And sitting down they watched him there;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they sat down [and] were watching over him there.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they sat and watched him there.
Moffatt New Testament
and sat down there to keep watch over him.
Montgomery New Testament
Then they sat and watched him there.
NET Bible
Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.
New Heart English Bible
and they sat and watched him there.
Noyes New Testament
And sitting down, they watched him there.
Sawyer New Testament
and sat down and watched him there.
The Emphasized Bible
and, being seated, were watching him there.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And sitting down, they guarded him there.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then they sat down, and kept watch over him there.
Webster
And sitting down, they watched him there:
Weymouth New Testament
and sat down there on guard.
Williams New Testament
and sitting down they kept watch of Him there.
World English Bible
and they sat and watched him there.
Worrell New Testament
and, sitting down, they watched Him there.
Worsley New Testament
And they sat down and watched Him there: and put up over his head his accusation in writing,
Youngs Literal Translation
and sitting down, they were watching him there,
Themes
death » Scenes of » Death of jesus
Jesus Christ » History of » Crucified (just outside jerusalem)
Interlinear
Tereo
References
Easton
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 27:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Is Crucified
35 And they crucified Him, dividing His garments, casting a lot; so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, "They parted My garments among them, and they cast a lot for My clothing." 36 And sitting down they guarded Him there. 37 And they put up over His head His accusation, written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 27:54
But the centurion and those guarding Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the things that took place, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this One was Son of God.
Mark 15:39
And when the centurion, who stood across from him, saw that He cried out so, and expired, he said, Truly this man was Son of God.
Mark 15:44
And Pilate wondered if He were already dead. And calling the centurion, he asked him whether He had died already.