Passage

Matthew 27.34

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"32. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go with them, that he might bear his cross. 33. And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,"

"34. they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink."

"35. And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots; 36. and they sat and watched him there." (Matthew 27:32-36, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"32. As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to go with them, that he might carry his cross. 33. When they came to a place called “Golgotha”, that is to say, “The place of a skull,”"

"34. they gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink."

"35. When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots, 36. and they sat and watched him there." (Matthew 27:32-36, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"32. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 33. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,"

"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;" (Matthew 27:32-36, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"32. And coming forth, they found a man, a Cyrenian, by name Simon: him they impressed that he might bear his cross; 33. and having come to a place called Golgotha, that is called Place of a Skull,"

"34. they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall, and having tasted, he would not drink."

"35. And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet, 'They divided my garments to themselves, and over my vesture they cast a lot;' 36. and sitting down, they were watching him there," (Matthew 27:32-36, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Argument from Prophecy Fulfillment

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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