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John 19:24

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19:24So the soldiers said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but throw dice74 to see who will get it.”75 This took place76 to fulfill the scripture that says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.”77 So the soldiers did these things.

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Footnotes

  1. 74 Grk “but choose by lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throw dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling.
  2. 75 Grk “to see whose it will be.”
  3. 76 The words “This took place” are not in the Greek text but are implied.
  4. 77 Grk “cast lots.” See the note on “throw dice” earlier in the verse. A quotation from Ps 22:18.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,

“They divided my garments among them,

and for my clothing they cast lots.”

So the soldiers did these things,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”

This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,

“They divided my clothes among them

and cast lots for my garment.”

So this is what the soldiers did.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to see who gets it.” This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled that says: They divided my clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing. This is what the soldiers did.

NLTNew Living Translation

So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.” So that is what they did.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it apart, but cast lots for it, to see whose it will be,” so that the scripture would be fulfilled that says,

“They divided my garments among themselves,

and for my clothing they cast lots.”

Thus the soldiers did these things.

KJV 1900King James Version

They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.