John 19:23-25

The Voice

²³ As Jesus was being crucified, the soldiers tore His outer garments into four pieces, one for each of them. They wanted to do the same with His tunic, but it was seamless—one piece of fabric woven from the top down. ²⁴ So they said,

This happened in keeping with the Hebrew Scriptures, which said, “They divided My outer garments and cast lots for My clothes.”^[a] These soldiers did exactly what was foretold in the Hebrew Scriptures. ²⁵ Jesus’ mother was standing next to His cross along with her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.