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Ses s i on 8: The Cruc i f i ed Ki ng, the R i sen Lord, and the True Tes t imony 205

b. A multi-cultural decree: written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek, 19.20

c. The chief priests complain to Pilate about what the sign says versus what Jesus meant , 19.21.

d. Pilate’s mysterious answer: What I have written I have written , 19.22.

D. The fulfillment of Scripture: dividing up of Jesus’ spoils, 19.23-24

1. Wasting idle time: the soldiers took his garments and divided them into four parts (one for each soldier).

2. The seamless tunic, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 19.23.

3. The soldiers gamble over his tunic, 19.24.

4. The fulfillment of Scripture, 19.24

a. Ps. 22.18 – they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.

b. Acts 13.27 – For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.