JOHN 19:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. Also his tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. — The soldiers' division of Jesus' garments among four executioners (Roman custom) fulfills Psalm 22:18 ("they divide my clothes among them"). The especial attention to the seamless tunic (chiton araphos, woven as one unbroken piece) emphasizes wholeness and perhaps priestly significance—the high priest's robe was seamless (Exodus 39:22). Jesus' tunic's indivisibility symbolizes the unity of his person and priesthood.
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