35 And when they[a] had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves[b] by[c] casting lots. 36 And they sat down and[d] were watching over him there. 37 And they put above his head the charge against him in writing:[e] “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:35 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had crucified”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 27:35 Here “among themselves” reflects the middle voice of the verb “divided”
  3. Matthew 27:35 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“casting”) which is understood as means
  4. Matthew 27:36 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sat down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Matthew 27:37 Literally “written”