Mark 15:24

24 And they nailed him to the cross. They divided up his clothes and threw dice to see who would get them.

Mark 15:24 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:24

And when they had crucified him
Had fastened him to the cross, and reared it up, and he was hanging upon it:

they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man
should take.
This last clause, "what every man should take", is left out in the Arabic version. His garments they divided into four parts; and each soldier, as there were four of them, took a part; and upon his vesture, or seamless coat, because they would not rend it, they cast lots who should have it, and so fulfilled a prophecy in ( Psalms 22:18 ) ; (See Gill on Matthew 27:35).

Mark 15:24 In-Context

22 The soldiers brought Jesus to Golgotha, meaning "Skull Hill."
23 They offered him a mild painkiller (wine mixed with myrrh), but he wouldn't take it.
24 And they nailed him to the cross. They divided up his clothes and threw dice to see who would get them.
25 They nailed him up at nine o'clock in the morning.
26 The charge against him - the king of the jews - was printed on a poster.
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