John 19:24 - Forerunner Commentary

John 19:24

22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

23 ^aThen the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece.

24 They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:
^a“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

Behold Your Mother

25 ^aNow there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of ^bClopas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and ^athe disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, ^b“Woman, behold your son!”

27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her ^ato his own home.

It Is Finished

28 After this, Jesus,¹ knowing that all things were now accomplished, ^athat the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”

29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and ^athey filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.

30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ^a“It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Jesus’ Side Is Pierced

31 ^aTherefore, because it was the Preparation Day, ^bthat the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a ^chigh day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him.

33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.

34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately ^ablood and water came out.

35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is ^atrue; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may ^bbelieve.

36 For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, ^a“Not one of His bones shall be broken.”

37 And again another Scripture says, ^a“They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb

38 ^aAfter this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, ^bfor fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.

39 And ^aNicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of ^bmyrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.

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American Standard Version
They said therefore one to another, 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 garments among them, And upon my vesture did they cast lots.

Amplified® Bible
So they said to one another, Let us not tear it, but let us cast lots to decide whose it shall be. This was to fulfill the Scripture, They parted My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots. So the soldiers did these things.

Contemporary English Version
The soldiers said to each other, "Let's not rip it apart. We will gamble to see who gets it." This happened so that the Scriptures would come true, which say, "They divided up my clothes and gambled for my garments." The soldiers then did what they had decided.

Darby English Version
They said therefore to one another, Let us not rend it, but let us cast lots for it, whose it shall be; that the scripture might be fulfilled which says, They parted my garments among themselves, and on my vesture they cast lots. The soldiers therefore did these things.

Good News Bible
The soldiers said to one another, "Let's not tear it; let's throw dice to see who will get it." This happened in order to make the scripture come true: "They divided my clothes among themselves and gambled for my robe." And this is what the soldiers did.

International Standard Version
So they said to each other, "Let's not tear it. Instead, let's throw dice to see who gets it." This was to fulfill the Scripture that says, "They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they threw dice." So that is what the soldiers did.

King 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.

New American Standard Bible
So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, {to decide} whose it shall be; {this was} to fulfill the Scripture: "THEY DIVIDED MY OUTER GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS.""

New International Version
"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 which said,
"They divided my garments among them
and cast lots for my clothing." So this is what the soldiers did.

New King James Version
They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says:
“ They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall have it"; this fulfilled the Scripture: "THEY DIVIDED MY OUTER GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS."

Young's Literal Translation
they said, therefore, to one another, `We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, `They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.

New English Translation
So the soldiers said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but throw dice¹ to see who will get it.”² This took place³ to fulfill the scripture that says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.”⁴ So the soldiers did these things.

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