King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 27:36
“And sitting down they watched him there;”
Verse in context — Matthew 27
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.
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