John 19:24
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.
Context
This verse from John Chapter 19 connects to 9 cross-references. The flogging, the crown of thorns, and Pilate's repeated attempts to release Jesus. 'Behold the Man.' 'Crucify him.' 'We have no king but Caesar.' The crucifixion at Golgotha: the title 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews' is written in …
Other Translations
They said therefore one to another, 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 garments among them, And upon my vesture did they cast lots.
they said, therefore, to one another, `We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, `They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.
So they said among themselves, Let this not be cut up, but let us put it to the decision of chance and see who gets it. (They did this so that the Writings might come true, which say, They made a distribution of my clothing among them, and my coat they put to the decision of chance.) This was what the men of the army did.
Cross References
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and …
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and …
Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the …