Footnotes

1. John 19:24 tn Grk “but choose by lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throw dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling.
2. John 19:24 tn Grk “to see whose it will be.”
3. John 19:24 tn The words “This took place” are not in the Greek text but are implied.
4. John 19:24 tn Grk “cast lots.” See the note on “throw dice” earlier in the verse.sn A quotation from Ps 22:18.