34 Jesus said, “Father,(A) forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”[a](B) And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(C)

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  1. Luke 23:34 Some early manuscripts do not have this sentence.

34-35 Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them; they don’t know what they’re doing.”

Dividing up his clothes, they threw dice for them. The people stood there staring at Jesus, and the ringleaders made faces, taunting, “He saved others. Let’s see him save himself! The Messiah of God—ha! The Chosen—ha!”

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34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.

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34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they don’t know what they are doing.”[a]

The soldiers threw lots [C similar to dice] to decide who would get his clothes [Ps. 22:18].

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  1. Luke 23:34 Jesus … doing.” Some Greek copies do not have this first part of verse 34.