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.
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They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. …
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
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. …
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 33-49)We have here the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus. I. The place where our Lord Jesus was put to death. 1. They came to a place called Golgotha, near adjoining to Jerusalem, probably the common place of execution. If he had had a house of his own in Jerusalem, probably, for his greater disgrace, they would have crucified him before his own door. But now in the same place where criminals were sacrifice…
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