en_tn_lite_do_not_use/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"