New Living Translation
John 19:24
24So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.” So that is what they did.
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 replied, “No, what I have written, I have written.” 23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.” So that is what they did. 25Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.”
Read all of John 19John 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 19:28Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
- John 10:35And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received God’s message were called ‘gods,’
- John 12:38This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?”
- Psalms 22:18They divide my garments among themselves and throw dice for my clothing.
- Isaiah 10:7But the king of Assyria will not understand that he is my tool; his mind does not work that way. His plan is simply to destroy, to cut down nation after nation.
- Acts 13:27The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath.
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
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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
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