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John 19:19-24 Common English Bible (CEB)

19. Pilate had a public notice written and posted on the cross. It read "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews."

20. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city and it was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.

21. Therefore, the Jewish chief priests complained to Pilate, "Don’t write, ‘The king of the Jews’ but ‘This man said, "I am the king of the Jews."’"

22. Pilate answered, "What I’ve written, I’ve written."

23. When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and his sandals, and divided them into four shares, one for each soldier. His shirt was seamless, woven as one piece from the top to the bottom.

24. They said to each other, "Let’s not tear it. Let’s cast lots to see who will get it." This was to fulfill the scripture, They divided my clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing. That’s what the soldiers did.

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