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
New King James Version
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.
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