en_tn_condensed/jhn/19/24.md

General Information:

At the end of this verse there is a break stop in the main story. John tells the reader how this event fulfills Scriture. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background)

let us cast lots for it to decide whose it will be

The soldiers will gamble and the winner will receive the shirt. Alternate translation: "let us gamble for the tunic and the winner will get to keep it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)

This happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled which said

You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "This fulfilled the scripture that said" or "This happened to make the scripture come true which said"

cast lots

This was how the soldiers divided Jesus's clothing among themselves. Alternate translation: "gamble"