Watched him there (ετηρουν αυτον εκε). Imperfect tense descriptive of the task to prevent the possibility of rescue or removal of …

They watched him there. That is, the four soldiers who had crucified him. They watched him so that his friends would not come and release …

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. And sit…

Glossa Ordinaria: Having described how Christ was led to the scene of His Passion, the Evangelist proceeds to the Passion itse…

The soldiers kept watch to prevent rescue (men were known to have lived after being taken down from a cross).

And sitting down, they watched him there . That is, the soldiers, after they had crucified Jesus, and parted his garments…

It was customary to shame criminals by posting a written notice of the crime for which they suffered. So they placed such a notice over Christ's he…

After relating His condemnation, His Pa ion and death are treated here; and secondly, His burial is treated, where it is said, And when…