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Jhn 19:23 — Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also [his] coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the soldiers		Mat 27:35; Mar 15:24; Luk 23:34
now		Such was the [chiton ( xitwñn )] or coat, of the Jewish high-priest, as described by Josephus.
woven		or, wrought. Exd 39:22,23

Correlating Passages

the soldiers

	Mat 27:35	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.
	Mar 15:24	And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
	Luk 23:34	Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

woven

	Exd 39:22	And he made the robe of the ephod [of] woven work, all [of] blue.
	Exd 39:23	And [there was] an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, [with] a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

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Scott, Thomas. "John 19:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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