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19 lines
937 B
Markdown
# General Information:
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At the end of verse 24 there is a break from the main storyline as the John tells us how this event fulfills Scriture. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# also the tunic
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"and they also took his tunic." The soldiers kept the tunic separate and did not divide it. AT: "they kept his tunic separate" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# let us cast lots for it to decide whose it will be
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The soldiers will gamble and the winner will receive the shirt. AT: "let us gamble for the tunic and the winner will get to keep it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# so that the scripture would be fulfilled which said
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You can translate this in an active form. AT: "This fulfilled the scripture that said" or "This happened to make the scripture come true which said"
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# cast lots
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This was how the soldiers divided Jesus' clothing among themselves. AT: "they gambled" |