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John 19:23 Cross-References
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“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 . woven: or, wrought”
John 19:23 (KJV)
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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. Roman crucifixion squads (quaternions of four soldiers) customarily claimed the victim's clothing as spoils. The division into four parts—one per soldier—fulfills this practice.The detail about Jesus's chiton (χιτών)—the inner garment—being ἄραφος (araphos, seamless) and ὑφαντὸς ἐκ τῶν ἄνωθεν (hyphantos ek tōn anōthen, woven from the top throughout) has sparked theological reflection for centuries. Th...
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Cross-References for John 19:23
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“Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing. Dividing his garments among them”
“they parted his garments among them”
“they divided his clothing among them”
“all of blue.”