Matthew 27:36
Matthew 27:36
“And sitting down they watched him there;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The soldiers sit down and keep guard over the crucified Jesus.
What Does Matthew 27:36 Mean?
Their grim task done, the soldiers settle down to watch, guarding the cross to ensure the sentence is carried out and no rescue attempted. They sit at the foot of the dying Savior.
The men keep their watch, unaware of what truly hangs before them. They guard against the wrong danger, blind to the salvation being worked above their heads. The quiet detail of soldiers sitting and watching frames the long hours of the cross, and it invites the reader to a different kind of watching, to look upon the crucified Lord not as a spectacle but as the very love of God poured out.