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22 Pilate answered, “What I have written stays written.”

23 After the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier. They also took the robe, which was made of one piece of woven cloth without any seams in it. 24 (A)The soldiers said to one another, “Let's not tear it; let's throw dice to see who will get it.” This happened in order to make the scripture come true:

“They divided my clothes among themselves
    and gambled for my robe.”

And this is what the soldiers did.

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22 Pilate answered, (A)“What I have written I have written.”

23 (B)When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic.[a] But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” (C)This was to fulfill the Scripture which says,

(D)“They divided my garments among them,
    and for my clothing they cast lots.”

So the soldiers did these things,

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:23 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin