John 19:24

John 19:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.” This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said, “They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.” So this is what the soldiers did.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be." This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, "They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." So the soldiers did these things,
• New King James Version (NKJV)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: “They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

Context of John 19:24

22Pilate answered, ‘I will not change what I have written.’ 23After the soldiers had put Jesus on the cross, they took his clothes. They made them into four parts, one part for each soldier. They also took his long shirt, which was one single piece of cloth. So they said to each other, ‘We will not tear it. Instead, we will play a game with dice. The person who wins the game will have the shirt.’ This happened in the way that the Bible had already said: ‘Each of them took some of my clothes. They played a game with dice to win what I was wearing.’ And that is what the soldiers did. 25Some women stood near to Jesus while he was on the cross. They were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary from Magdala. 26Jesus saw his mother there. He also saw the disciple that he loved. That disciple was standing there, near Jesus' mother. So Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, look! There is your son.’

John 19:24 word by word

εἶπαν οὖν πρὸς ἀλλήλους· μὴ σχίσωμεν αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ λάχωμεν περὶ αὐτοῦ τίνος ἔσται· ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ ἡ λέγουσα· διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον.¶ Οἱ μὲν οὖν στρατιῶται ταῦτα ἐποίησαν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• They saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• amongπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themselvesἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• Let usσχίζωschizō · to splitG4977
• notμήmē · notG3361
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• cast lotsλαγχάνωlagchanō · to choose by lotG2975
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• whoseτίςtis · which?G5101
• it shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• the scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• might be fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• They partedδιαμερίζωdiamerizō · to divideG1266
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• raimentἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• among themἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• forἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• vestureἱματισμόςhimatismos · clothingG2441
• they did castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• lotsκλῆροςklēros · lotG2819
• These thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for John 19:24

• John 19:28After this, Jesus knew that everything was now finished. Then he said, ‘I am thirsty.’ He said this so that things would happen in the way the Bible already said.
• John 10:35God called the people to whom he spoke “gods”. And you know that the Bible always remains true.
• John 12:38This showed that the prophet Isaiah had spoken true words when he said: ‘Lord, has anyone believed our message? You have shown how powerful you are, but nobody has really understood.’
• Psalms 22:18They have taken my clothes, and they choose what they want for themselves. They throw dice to decide who receives each piece.
• Isaiah 10:7But Assyria's ruler has other ideas. He does not understand that he is my weapon. He wants his army to destroy many nations, so that they have no power.
• Acts 13:27The people who were living in Jerusalem, and their leaders, did not understand about Jesus. They did not know that he was God's special man. Every Jewish day of rest, someone reads aloud the messages of God's prophets. But the people in Jerusalem did not understand. Instead, they said that Jesus had done bad things. They said that he should die. In that way, they caused the message of the prophets to become true.

Commentaries on John 19:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24That the scripture might be fulfilled - These words are found in the common printed text, in Matthew 27:35; but they are omitted by ABDEFGHKLMSU, Mt. BHV, 150 others; the principal versions, Chrysostom, Titus Bost., Euthymius, Theophylact, Origen, Hilary, Augustin, Juven. See Griesbach's second edition. But in the text of John they are not omitted by one MS., version, or ancient commentator. The words are taken from Psalm 22:18, where it appears they were…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Let us not rend it - It would then have been useless. The outer garment, being composed of several parts - fringes, borders, etc. Deuteronomy 12:12 - could be easily divided. That the scripture … - Psalm 22:18.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-30Verses 19-30 Here are some remarkable circumstances of Jesus' death, more fully related than before. Pilate would not gratify the chief priests by allowing the writing to be altered; which was doubtless owing to a secret power of God upon his heart, that this statement of our Lord's character and authority might continue. Many things done by the Roman soldiers were fulfilments of the prophecies of the Old Testament. All things therein written shall be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24As was their common practice, the Roman soldiers divided his clothes. The soldiers gambled for his valuable robe, which was seamless, rather than dividing it up.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2423-24. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts; to every soldier--the four who nailed Him to the cross, and whose perquisite they were. a part, and also his coat--the Roman tunic, or close-fitting vest. without seam, woven from the top throughout--"perhaps denoting considerable skill and labor as necessary to produce such a garment, the work probably of one or more of the women who ministered in such things…Read the comment

Topics related to John 19:24

• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lot, the
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Soldiers
• Word of God

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Commentaries on John 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings