John 19:24
New English Translation
24 So the soldiers said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but throw dice[a] to see who will get it.”[b] This took place[c] to fulfill the scripture that says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.”[d] So the soldiers did these things.
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- John 19:24 tn Grk “but choose by lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throw dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling.
- John 19:24 tn Grk “to see whose it will be.”
- John 19:24 tn The words “This took place” are not in the Greek text but are implied.
- John 19:24 tn Grk “cast lots.” See the note on “throw dice” earlier in the verse.sn A quotation from Ps 22:18.
John 19:24
King James Version
24 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.
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John 19:24
English Standard Version
24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” (A)This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,
(B)“They divided my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.”
So the soldiers did these things,
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