Matthew 27:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 27:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 27:36 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And sitting down they watched him there;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 27:36 — KJV
“And sitting down they watched him there;”
— Matthew 27:36 (KJV)
Matthew 27:36 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 27:36
“Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:36: sitting, down
“And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:36: down, watched
“Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:36: sitting, down
“And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. more...: or, as some copies read, no more than eight or ten days”
Shares key themes with Matthew 27:36: sitting, down
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