Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts; to every soldier—the four who nailed Him to the cross, and whose perquisite they were.
a part, and also his coat—the Roman tunic, or close-fitting vest.
without seam, woven from the top throughout—"perhaps denoting considerable skill and labor as necessary to produce such a garment, the work probably of one or more of the women who ministered in such things unto Him, Luke 8:3" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing John 19:23:
Exodus 28:31-33
John 19:17
Acts 7:60
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