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When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,
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Commentators universally highlight that the soldiers' actions were a direct fulfillment of prophecy from Psalm 22:18. Though the soldiers were merely following custom, their mundane and callous act of dividing Jesus' clothes and casting lots for his tunic precisely fulfilled Scripture, demonstrating God's sovereign control over every detail of the crucifixion.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And they crucified him. To crucify means to put to death on a cross. The cross has been described at Matthew 27:32.
The manner<…
19th Century
Anglican
They crucified him. The cross used in capital punishment varied in its form. It was sometimes simply a stake on which the sufferer…
Baptist
And they crucified him,
Horrible scene, to see those blessed hands and feet pierced with nails, and fastened to the cross!
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Jesus was nailed to the crossbeam, which was then hoisted to its place on the upright. His feet were then nailed to the upright. The Romans crucifi…
16th Century
Protestant
They parted his garments. It is certain that the soldiers also did this according to custom, dividing among themselves the clothes of a ma…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they crucified him That is, the soldiers: they laid the cross upon the ground, and stretched Christ upon it; the…
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It was customary to shame criminals by posting a written notice of the crime for which they suffered. So they placed such a notice over Christ's he…
13th Century
Catholic
After relating His condemnation, His Passion and death are treated here; and secondly, His burial is treated, where it is said, And whe…
