Matthew 27:35
And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among themselves, by casting the lot.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
34they gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall; and when he had tasted it, he refused to drink.
36And they sat down and watched him there.
Cross References
Luke 23:34And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And dividing his clothing into parts, they cast lots.
John 20:20And having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced, when they saw the Lord.
John 20:27Then he said to Thomas: Reach hither your finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither your hand, and put it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:34-50
The Crucifixion. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 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. 36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS… Read the whole commentary →