John 19:23-27
New Testament for Everyone
23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, giving each soldier one part. When they came to his tunic, they found that it was a single piece of cloth, woven from top to bottom.
24 “Let’s not tear it,” they said to each other. “Let’s throw lots for it, to see who’s going to have it.”
This was so that the Bible would be fulfilled, when it says,
They took my clothes and divided them up,
they threw the dice to decide on my garments.
And that’s what the soldiers did.
The death of Jesus
25 Jesus’ mother was standing beside his cross. So was her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, with Mary Magdalene too. 26 Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple he specially loved, standing there.
“Mother,” he said. “Look! There’s your son.”
27 Then he spoke to the disciple.
“Look!” he said. “There’s your mother.”
From that time, the disciple welcomed her into his own home.
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