Matthew 27:35
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35 (A) The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes.
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Mark 15:24
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24 (A) They nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes.
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Luke 23:34-35
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34-35 (A) Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing.”[a]
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!”
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- 23.34,35 Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing”: These words are not in some manuscripts.
Luke 23:35
Contemporary English Version
34-35 (A) Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing.”[a]
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!”
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- 23.34,35 Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people! They don't know what they're doing”: These words are not in some manuscripts.
John 19:24
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24 (A) The soldiers said to each other, “Let's not rip it apart. We will gamble to see who gets it.” This happened so 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.
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