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Berean Standard Bible

“When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.”

John 19:23

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Jesus has been crucified between two others. At the foot of the cross, four soldiers carry out their routine duty of dividing the condemned man's belongings.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when Jesus was nailed to the cross, the men of the army took his clothing, and made a division of it into four parts, to every man a part, and they took his coat: now the coat was without a join, made out of one bit of cloth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The soldiers, therefore, when they did crucify Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to each soldier a part, also the coat, and the coat was seamless, from the top woven throughout,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y como los soldados hubieron crucificado á Jesús, tomaron sus vestidos, é hicieron cuatro partes (para cada soldado una parte); y la túnica; mas la túnica era sin costura, toda tejida desde arriba.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Después de que los soldados crucificaron a Jesús, tomaron su manto y lo partieron en cuatro pedazos, uno para cada uno de ellos. Tomaron también su túnica, que era de una sola pieza, sin costura, tejida de arriba abajo.

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