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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: “They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among themselves by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments among themselves by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After crucifying him, they divided his clothes by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After crucifying Him they divided His clothes by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They crucified him and then divided his clothes among them by throwing dice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After they had crucified him, they determined who would get his clothes by throwing dice for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among themselves, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: 'They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast a lot.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And 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 they cast lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After crucifying Him, they divided His garments among them by lot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And having crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting a lot, [[that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: “They divided My garments to themselves, and they cast a lot over My clothing”;]]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet, 'They divided my garments to themselves, and over my vesture they cast a lot;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having crucified him, they divided his garments among them, casting lot: that that spoken by the prophet might be filled up: They divided among them my garments, and upon my clothing they cast lot.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they cast lots. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots, in order to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying: “They divided my garments among them, and over my vestment they cast lots.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After they had crucified him, they divided his garments by casting lots;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments by lots.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among themselves, by casting the lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And crucifying Him, they divided His garments, casting the lot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then having crucified him, they parted his garments, casting the lot: that it might be fulfilled, what was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and for my vesture they threw the lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />after they had crucified him, they shared his clothes among them by casting losts:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After crucifying Him, they divided His garments among them by lot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, having crucified Him, they divided His garments among them, casting lots;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And after they had fixed Him to the cross, they 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/27-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8814" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">The Crucifixion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">When</a> <a href="/greek/4717.htm" title="4717: Staurōsantes (V-APA-NMP) -- From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.">they had crucified</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,</a> <a href="/greek/1266.htm" title="1266: diemerisanto (V-AIM-3P) -- To divide up into parts, break up; I distribute. From dia and merizo; to partition thoroughly.">they divided up</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2440.htm" title="2440: himatia (N-ANP) -- A long flowing outer garment, tunic. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi; a dress.">garments</a> <a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: ballontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">by casting</a> <a href="/greek/2819.htm" title="2819: klēron (N-AMS) -- (a) a lot, (b) a portion assigned; hence: a portion of the people of God assigned to one's care, a congregation. ">lots.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">36</span>And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-23.htm">John 19:23-24</a></span><br />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. / So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-24.htm">Mark 15:24</a></span><br />And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Luke 23:34</a></span><br />Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Psalm 22:18</a></span><br />They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a></span><br />Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a></span><br />After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” / A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-27.htm">Mark 15:27-28</a></span><br />Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left. / So the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “And he was numbered with the transgressors.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-33.htm">Luke 23:33</a></span><br />When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-18.htm">John 19:18</a></span><br />There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></span><br />He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-27.htm">Acts 4:27-28</a></span><br />In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. / They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a></span><br />They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-31.htm">John 18:31-32</a></span><br />“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied. / This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a></span><br />Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And 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 on my clothing did they cast lots.</p><p class="hdg">they crucified.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a></b></br> For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/20-20.htm">John 20:20,25,27</a></b></br> And when he had so said, he shewed unto them <i>his</i> hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-10.htm">Acts 4:10</a></b></br> Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, <i>even</i> by him doth this man stand here before you whole.</p><p class="hdg">parted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/15-24.htm">Mark 15:24</a></b></br> And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Luke 23:34</a></b></br> Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/19-23.htm">John 19:23,24</a></b></br> Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also <i>his</i> coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout… </p><p class="hdg">that it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Psalm 22:18</a></b></br> They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/20-26.htm">Amongst</a> <a href="/matthew/27-6.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/matthew/26-16.htm">Chance</a> <a href="/matthew/27-31.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/matthew/27-31.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/matthew/27-32.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/matthew/27-26.htm">Crucified</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-6.htm">Crucifying</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/matthew/12-26.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/matthew/12-25.htm">Division</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/matthew/27-31.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/matthew/25-32.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Vesture</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/15-24.htm">Amongst</a> <a href="/matthew/27-44.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/mark/1-16.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/mark/6-21.htm">Chance</a> <a href="/matthew/28-3.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/matthew/28-3.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/matthew/27-38.htm">Crucified</a> <a href="/mark/15-24.htm">Crucifying</a> <a href="/matthew/28-12.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/mark/3-24.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/mark/3-24.htm">Division</a> <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/mark/5-28.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/mark/15-24.htm">Lots</a> <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/mark/1-2.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/matthew/27-53.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/john/19-24.htm">Vesture</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It was designed to be a public spectacle, serving as a deterrent to others. Jesus' crucifixion fulfilled the prophecy in <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a>, "They pierced my hands and my feet." This method of execution was not only physically excruciating but also a form of public humiliation. The crucifixion took place at Golgotha, meaning "Place of the Skull," located outside the city walls of Jerusalem, aligning with the requirement in Jewish law that executions occur outside the camp (<a href="/leviticus/24-14.htm">Leviticus 24:14</a>).<p><b>they divided up His garments</b><br>The division of Jesus' garments among the soldiers was a customary practice, as the executioners were entitled to the possessions of the condemned. This act fulfilled the prophecy found in <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Psalm 22:18</a>, "They divide my garments among them." The seamless tunic of Jesus, which was not torn, symbolizes His role as the High Priest, as the high priest's robe was also seamless (<a href="/exodus/28-32.htm">Exodus 28:32</a>). This act of dividing His garments highlights the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and the humiliation Jesus endured.<p><b>by casting lots</b><br>Casting lots was an ancient practice used to make decisions or determine fate, similar to drawing straws or rolling dice. This method was employed by the Roman soldiers to decide who would receive Jesus' clothing, further fulfilling the prophecy in <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Psalm 22:18</a>. The use of lots in this context underscores the fulfillment of Scripture and the sovereignty of God, even in the details of Jesus' crucifixion. The act of casting lots for His garments also serves as a stark contrast to the spiritual significance of Jesus' sacrifice, as the soldiers were oblivious to the monumental event unfolding before them.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, whose crucifixion is the pivotal event in Christian theology. In this verse, He is being crucified, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah's suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/roman_soldiers.htm">Roman Soldiers</a></b><br>The individuals who carried out the crucifixion. They are depicted here as dividing Jesus' garments, an act that fulfills prophecy and highlights their indifference to His suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a></b><br>The place where Jesus was crucified, also known as "The Place of the Skull." It is a significant location in the account of Jesus' passion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/casting_lots.htm">Casting Lots</a></b><br>A method used by the soldiers to divide Jesus' garments. This act fulfills the prophecy found in <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Psalm 22:18</a>, demonstrating the divine orchestration of events.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy_fulfillment.htm">Prophecy Fulfillment</a></b><br>The event of dividing garments by casting lots is a direct fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, underscoring the messianic identity of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>The events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion were foretold in the Old Testament, affirming the reliability and divine inspiration of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/indifference_of_the_world.htm">Indifference of the World</a></b><br>The soldiers' actions reflect the world's indifference to Jesus' suffering. As believers, we are called to recognize and respond to the significance of Christ's sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sovereignty_of_god.htm">Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>Even in moments of apparent chaos and injustice, God's sovereign plan is being fulfilled. This encourages us to trust in His purposes, even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_christ's_sacrifice.htm">Value of Christ's Sacrifice</a></b><br>The division of Jesus' garments symbolizes the stripping away of His earthly dignity, reminding us of the depth of His sacrifice for our redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_witness.htm">Call to Witness</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to bear witness to His sacrifice and share the message of the Gospel with a world that may be indifferent or hostile.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_casting_lots_in_the_bible.htm">What does casting lots mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_day_14_teach_in_journey.htm">What events transpired during the crucifixion of Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_should_non-christians_trust_the_bible.htm">If Christians reject other religious texts as unreliable, why should non-Christians accept the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_this_truly_the_son_of_god.htm">Was this truly the Son of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) <span class= "bld">They crucified him.</span>--The cross employed in capital punishment varied in its form, being sometimes simply a stake on which the sufferer was impaled, sometimes consisting of two pieces of timber put together in the form of a T or an X (as in what we know as the St. Andrew's cross); sometimes in that familiar to us in Christian art as the Latin cross. In this instance, the fact that the title or superscription was placed over our Lord's head, implies that the last was the kind of cross employed. In carrying the sentence of crucifixion into effect, the cross was laid on the ground, the condemned man stripped and laid upon it. Sometimes he was simply tied; sometimes, as here, nails driven through the hands and feet; sometimes a projecting ledge was put for the feet to rest on; sometimes the whole weight of the body hung upon the limbs that were thus secured. The clothes of the criminal were the usual perquisites of the executioners, and in this case included (as we find from <a href="/john/19-23.htm" title="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.">John 19:23</a>) the tunic worn next the body as well as the outer garment. It was as the soldiers were thus nailing Him to the cross that He prayed, "Father, forgive them" (<a href="/luke/23-34.htm" title="Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.">Luke 23:34</a>).<p><span class= "bld">They parted my garments among them.</span>--St. John (<a href="/john/19-24.htm" title="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 said, They parted my raiment among them, and for my clothing they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.">John 19:24</a>) emphatically records a yet more literal fulfilment of the words than that noted by St. Matthew. The thoughts of both disciples, we may believe, were turned to <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm" title="They part my garments among them, and cast lots on my clothing.">Psalm 22:18</a> by our Lord's utterance of its opening words (<a href="/matthew/27-46.htm" title="And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?">Matthew 27:46</a>), and thus led to dwell on the manifold coincidences of its language with the facts of the Passion. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They crucified him.</span> We should try to realize the utter degradation as well as the anguish of such a death. No modern form of punishment carries with it the abhorred ignominy with which crucifixion was regarded, and we must put ourselves back eighteen centuries, and enter into the feelings of Jews and Romans, if we would view it in its genuine aspect. The narrative of this harrowing scene could not be simpler. The writer leaves it reverently to speak for itself, without any attempt at sensational adjuncts or rhetorical amplification. There is no indignation at the outrage, no compassion for the Sufferer, no commendation of the Divine patience. These are suppressed, because they needed no words; the unvarnished details are more than sufficient to place the reader by the Saviour's side, and make him feel every pang, sympathize with the grief, the shame, the horror, that rent the heart of Jesus. The sacred authors have said little about the mode of crucifixion, and have left untold many particulars which we should have liked to hear. This horrid punishment was too well known at that time to need description, and they saw no necessity for dwelling on its revolting details. (For some of these, see on ver. 32.) Whether in the present case the upright beam of the cross was fixed in its position before the Prisoner was fastened to it, or whether it was laid flat on the ground, set in order, and the Sufferer was nailed thereto before it was raised and settled in its place, we are not informed. The former was the method commonly employed. To carry out the execution a quaternion of soldiers (<a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Acts 12:4</a>) was appointed under the command of a centurion (ver. 54) <span class="cmt_word">Parted his garments, casting lots.</span> The clothes of criminals were the perquisite of the soldiers charged with the execution. They divided these amongst the four, casting lots to determine what each should take. Further details are supplied by St. John (<a href="/john/19-23.htm">John 19:23, 24</a>). <span class="cmt_word">That it might be fulfilled...they cast lots</span>. These words are retained in the Clementine Vulgate and a few cursives, but omitted by the best uncials and most other manuscripts. Modern editors almost universally have rejected them as an interpolation from the parallel passage in St. John. There can be no doubt, however, that, whether genuine or not in this place, they represent the truth. The soldiers' act did fulfil in marvellous fashion the psalmist's enunciation (<a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Psalm 22:18</a>), where the stripping of the Lord's Anointed and the disposal of his raiment are prophetically stated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they had crucified</span><br /><span class="grk">Σταυρώσαντες</span> <span class="translit">(Staurōsantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4717.htm">Strong's 4717: </a> </span><span class="str2">From stauros; to impale on the cross; figuratively, to extinguish passion or selfishness.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they divided up</span><br /><span class="grk">διεμερίσαντο</span> <span class="translit">(diemerisanto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1266.htm">Strong's 1266: </a> </span><span class="str2">To divide up into parts, break up; I distribute. From dia and merizo; to partition thoroughly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">garments</span><br /><span class="grk">ἱμάτια</span> <span class="translit">(himatia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2440.htm">Strong's 2440: </a> </span><span class="str2">A long flowing outer garment, tunic. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi; a dress.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by casting</span><br /><span class="grk">βάλλοντες</span> <span class="translit">(ballontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lots.</span><br /><span class="grk">κλῆρον</span> <span class="translit">(klēron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2819.htm">Strong's 2819: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) a lot, (b) a portion assigned; hence: a portion of the people of God assigned to one's care, a congregation. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/27-35.htm">Matthew 27:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/27-35.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 27:35 When they had crucified him they divided (Matt. 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