John 19:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The soldiers said to each other, “Let's not rip it apart. We will gamble to see who gets it.” This happened so that 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.

Cross References

Psalm 22:18

They took my clothes and gambled for them.

Exodus 28:32

with an opening in the centre for his head. Be sure to bind the material around the collar to keep it from fraying.

Isaiah 10:7

He has even bigger plans in mind, because he wants to destroy many nations.

Matthew 27:35

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

Mark 15:24

They nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes.

Luke 23:34

Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing.” 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!”

John 10:35

You can't argue with the Scriptures, and God spoke to those people and called them gods.

John 13:18

I am not talking about all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But what the Scriptures say must come true. And they say, “The man who ate with me has turned against me!”

John 19:28

Jesus knew that he had now finished his work. And in order to make the Scriptures come true, he said, “I am thirsty!”

Acts 13:27

The people of Jerusalem and their leaders didn't realize who Jesus was. And they didn't understand the words of the prophets that they read each Sabbath. So they condemned Jesus just as the prophets had said.