But their casting lots for His garments was also meant as an insult, as though they were dividing the clothes of a king; for they were coarse and of no great value. And John’s Gospel shews this more clearly, for the soldiers, though they divided every thing else into four parts, according to their number, cast lots for the coat, which “was without seam, woven from the top throughout.” [John 19:23]
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).