Matthew 27:35
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
34And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink.
36And they sat and watched him.
Cross References
Psalms 22:18They have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me.
Luke 23:34And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.
John 20:20And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.
John 20:27Then he saith to Thomas: Put in thy finger hither, and see my hands; and bring hither thy 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 →