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35 (A) The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes.

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35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(A)

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24 (A) They nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes.

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24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots(A) to see what each would get.

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34-35 (A) Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing.”[a]

While the crowd stood there watching Jesus, the soldiers gambled for his clothes. The leaders insulted him by saying, “He saved others. Now he should save himself, if he really is God's chosen Messiah!”

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  1. 23.34,35 Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing”: These words are not in some manuscripts.

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 (A) Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing.”[a]

While the crowd stood there watching Jesus, the soldiers gambled for his clothes. The leaders insulted him by saying, “He saved others. Now he should save himself, if he really is God's chosen Messiah!”

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Footnotes

  1. 23.34,35 Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing”: These words are not in some manuscripts.

35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him.(A) They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”(B)

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24 (A) The soldiers said to each other, “Let's not rip it apart. We will gamble to see who gets it.” This happened so the Scriptures would come true, which say,

“They divided up my clothes
and gambled
    for my garments.”

The soldiers then did what they had decided.

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24 “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(A) that said,

“They divided my clothes among them
    and cast lots for my garment.”[a](B)

So this is what the soldiers did.

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Footnotes

  1. John 19:24 Psalm 22:18