# Matthew 27.35 **Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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. 37. And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. (Matthew 27:33-37, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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. 37. They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” (Matthew 27:33-37, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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; 37. And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. (Matthew 27:33-37, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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, 37. and they put up over his head, his accusation written, 'This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.' (Matthew 27:33-37, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Two-Stage Messianic Prophecy](/codex/two-stage-messianic-prophecy/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/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. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.