Mark 15:24

24 And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves [by] casting lots for them [to see] who should take what.

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 And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated "Place of a Skull").

23 And they attempted to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

24 And they crucified him and divided his clothes among themselves [by] casting lots for them [to see] who should take what.

25 Now it was the third hour when they crucified him.

26 And the inscription of the charge against him was written, "The king of the Jews."

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "among themselves" reflects the middle voice of the verb "divided"
• [b]. *Here "[by]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("casting") which is understood as means