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23 A ka oti a Ihu te ripeka e nga hoia, ka mau ratou ki ona kakahu, wehea ake kia wha nga wahi, ki ia hoia he wahi; me te koti ano: na kahore he tui o te koti, he mea whatu iho i runga a puta noa.

24 Na ka mea ratou tetahi ki tetahi, Kaua e haea e tatou, engari me maka ki te rota kia kitea ai, mo wai ranei: na ka rite te karaipiture e mea nei, I wehewehea oku kakahu mo ratou, i maka rota hoki mo toku weruweru. Ko ta nga hoia tenei i mea ai.

25 Na i te taha o te ripeka o Ihu tona whaea e tu ana, ratou ko te teina o tona whaea, ko Meri wahine a Kereopa, ko Meri Makarini.

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23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

24 “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(A) that said,

“They divided my clothes among them
    and cast lots for my garment.”[a](B)

So this is what the soldiers did.

25 Near the cross(C) of Jesus stood his mother,(D) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:24 Psalm 22:18