John 19:24-26

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^23-24When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they put his garments into four piles, one for each of them. But they said, “Let’s not tear up his robe,” for it was seamless. “Let’s throw dice to see who gets it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says,

“They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my robe.”^[a]

²⁵So that is what they did.

Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, Mary, his aunt, the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside me, his close friend,^[b] he said to her, “He is your son.”

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Footnotes

John 19:23 cast lots for my robe, see Psalm 22:18.
John 19:26 standing there beside me, his close friend, literally, “standing by the disciple whom he loved.”