John 15:25

15:25 Now this happened ¹  to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’ ² 

John 17:12

17:12 When I was with them I kept them safe ³  and watched over them ⁴  in your name ⁵  that you have given me. Not one ⁶  of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, ⁷  so that the scripture could be fulfilled. ⁸ 

John 19:24

19:24 So the soldiers said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but throw dice ⁹  to see who will get it.” ¹⁰  This took place ¹¹  to fulfill the scripture that says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.” ¹²  So the soldiers did these things.

John 19:36-37

19:36 For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled, “Not a bone of his will be broken.” ¹³  19:37 And again another scripture says, “They will look on the one whom they have pierced.” ¹⁴ 

Matthew 27:35

27:35 When ¹⁵  they had crucified ¹⁶  him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice. ¹⁷ 

Acts 13:27-29

13:27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize ¹⁸  him, ¹⁹  and they fulfilled the sayings ²⁰  of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning ²¹  him. ²²  13:28 Though ²³  they found ²⁴  no basis ²⁵  for a death sentence, ²⁶  they asked Pilate to have him executed. 13:29 When they had accomplished ²⁷  everything that was written ²⁸  about him, they took him down ²⁹  from the cross ³⁰  and placed him ³¹  in a tomb.

[15:25]  ¹ tn The words “this happened” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to complete an ellipsis.

[15:25]  ² sn A quotation from Ps 35:19 and Ps 69:4. As a technical term law (νόμος, nomos) is usually restricted to the Pentateuch (the first five books of the OT), but here it must have a broader reference, since the quotation is from Ps 35:19 or Ps 69:4. The latter is the more likely source for the quoted words, since it is cited elsewhere in John’s Gospel (2:17 and 19:29, in both instances in contexts associated with Jesus’ suffering and death).

[17:12]  ³ tn Or “I protected them”; Grk “I kept them.”

[17:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “and guarded them.”

[17:12]  ⁵ tn Or “by your name.”

[17:12]  ⁶ tn Grk And not one.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.

[17:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “the son of destruction” (a Semitic idiom for one appointed for destruction; here it is a reference to Judas).

[17:12]  ⁸ sn A possible allusion to Ps 41:9 or Prov 24:22 LXX. The exact passage is not specified here, but in John 13:18, Ps 41:9 is explicitly quoted by Jesus with reference to the traitor, suggesting that this is the passage to which Jesus refers here. The previous mention of Ps 41:9 in John 13:18 probably explains why the author felt no need for an explanatory parenthetical note here. It is also possible that the passage referred to here is Prov 24:22 LXX, where in the Greek text the phrase “son of destruction” appears.

[19:24]  ⁹ tn Grk “but choose by lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throw dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling.

[19:24]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “to see whose it will be.”

[19:24]  ¹¹ tn The words “This took place” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[19:24]  ¹² tn Grk “cast lots.” See the note on “throw dice” earlier in the verse.

[19:36]  ¹³ sn A quotation from Exod 12:46, Num 9:12, and Ps 34:20. A number of different OT passages lie behind this quotation: Exod 12:10 LXX, Exod 12:46, Num 9:12, or Ps 34:20. Of these, the first is the closest in form to the quotation here. The first three are all more likely candidates than the last, since the first three all deal with descriptions of the Passover lamb.

[19:37]  ¹⁴ sn A quotation from Zech 12:10. Here a single phrase is quoted from Zech 12, but the entire context is associated with the events surrounding the crucifixion. The “Spirit of grace and of supplication” is poured out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the first part of v. 10. A few verses later in 13:1 Yahweh (typically rendered as “Lord” in the OT) says “In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.” The blood which flowed from Jesus’ pierced side may well be what the author saw as the connection here, since as the shedding of the blood of the sacrificial victim it represents cleansing from sin. Although the Jewish authorities and Roman soldiers certainly “looked on the one whom they have pierced” as he hung on the cross, the author may also have in mind the parousia (second coming) here. The context in Zech 12-14 is certainly the second coming, so that these who crucified Jesus will look upon him in another sense when he returns in judgment.

[27:35]  ¹⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:35]  ¹⁶ sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.

[27:35]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “by throwing the lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throwing dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling. According to L&N 6.219 a term for “dice” is particularly appropriate.

[13:27]  ¹⁸ tn BDAG 12-13 s.v. ἀγνοέω 1.b gives “not to know w. acc. of pers.” as the meaning here, but “recognize” is a better translation in this context because recognition of the true identity of the one they condemned is the issue. See Acts 2:22-24; 4:26-28.

[13:27]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “this one.”

[13:27]  ²⁰ tn Usually φωνή (fwnh) means “voice,” but BDAG 1071-72 s.v. φωνή 2.c has “Also of sayings in scripture…Ac 13:27.”

[13:27]  ²¹ tn The participle κρίναντες (krinante") is instrumental here.

[13:27]  ²² tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[13:28]  ²³ tn Grk “And though.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[13:28]  ²⁴ tn The participle εὑρόντες (Jeuronte") has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.

[13:28]  ²⁵ sn No basis. Luke insists on Jesus’ innocence again and again in Luke 23:1-25.

[13:28]  ²⁶ tn Grk “no basis for death,” but in this context a sentence of death is clearly indicated.

[13:29]  ²⁷ tn Or “carried out.”

[13:29]  ²⁸ sn That is, everything that was written in OT scripture.

[13:29]  ²⁹ tn Grk “taking him down from the cross, they placed him.” The participle καθελόντες (kaqelonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[13:29]  ³⁰ tn Grk “tree,” but frequently figurative for a cross. The allusion is to Deut 21:23. See Acts 5:30; 10:39.

[13:29]  ³¹ tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.