Psalm 21:18 Douay-Rheims

They have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me.

John Chrysostom

A.D. 347–407 Patristic

Now, the soldiers divided his garments among themselves, but not his tunic. Notice how they frequently caused prophecies to be fulfilled by their wicked deeds. I say this for this detail had been foretold of old. Furthermore, even though there were three crucified, the prophecy was fulfilled only with reference to Christ. Why, indeed, did they not do this in the case of the other two, but only with regard to this One alone? Kindly notice, too, the exactness of the prophecy. The prophet declared not only that they divided the garments among themselves but also that they did not divide them. Thus, the soldiers divided some of Christ's garments into parts, but they did not divide the tunic; on the contrary, they settled its possession by lot.

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A.D. 407 · on Ps 22:18 (HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 85)

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