λάχωμεν. This use of λαγχάνω is rare, if not unique. Its proper meaning is ‘to obtain by lot’ (Luke 1:9; Acts 1:17; 1 Peter 1:1).

ἵνα ἡ γραφή. see on John 2:22 and John 12:38. It was in order that the Divine purpose, already declared by the Psalmist, might be accomplished, that this twofold assignment of Christ’s garments took place. S. John quotes the LXX. verbatim, although there the difference, which both he and the original Hebrew mark between the upper and under garment, is obliterated. It is from this passage that the reference to Psalms 22:18 has been inserted in Matthew 27:35; none of the Synoptists refer to the Psalm. By οἱ μὲν οὗν στρ. τ. ἐπ. S. John emphasizes the fact that this prophecy was most literally fulfilled by men who were utterly ignorant of it.

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