KJV King James Version
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also [his] coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 19:23
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also [his] coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
WEB World English Bible
Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
ASV American Standard Version
The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The soldiers, therefore, when they did crucify Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to each soldier a part, also the coat, and the coat was seamless, from the top woven throughout,
Surrounding context — John 19
20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, [and] Greek, [and] Latin.
21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.
23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also [his] coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
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.
25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the [wife] of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΟἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenστρατιῶται,G4757 · stratiōtēssoldierὅτεG3753 · hotewhenἐσταύρωσανG4717 · stauroōto crucifyτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦν,G2424 · IēsousJesusἔλαβονG2983 · lambanōto takeτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱμάτιαG2440 · himationclothingαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐποίησανG4160 · poieōto do/make: doτέσσαραG5064 · tessaresfourμέρη,G3313 · merospartἑκάστῳG1538 · hekastoseachστρατιώτῃG4757 · stratiōtēssoldierμέρος,G3313 · merospartκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoχιτῶνα.G5509 · chitōntunicἦνG1510 · eimito beδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoχιτὼνG5509 · chitōntunicἄραφος,G729 · arraphosseamlessἐκG1537 · ekout fromτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄνωθενG509 · anōthenfrom above/againὑφαντὸςG5307 · huphantoswovenδι᾽G1223 · diathrough/because ofὅλου.G3650 · holosall
Cross-references
Luke 23:34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.Mark 15:24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.Matthew 27:35And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.Exodus 39:22-23And he made the robe of the ephod [of] woven work, all [of] blue.
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