35 And when they[a] had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves[b] by[c] casting lots.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:35 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had crucified”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 27:35 Here “among themselves” reflects the middle voice of the verb “divided”
  3. Matthew 27:35 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“casting”) which is understood as means

35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(A)

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35 After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:35 Greek by casting lots. A few late manuscripts add This fulfilled the word of the prophet: “They divided my garments among themselves and cast lots for my robe.” See Ps 22:18.

35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

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