Luke 23:34 — Compare Translations

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And Jesus prayed, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And they divided His garments and distributed them by casting lots for them. [Ps. 22:18.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And Jesus prayed, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And they divided His garments and distributed them by casting lots for them. [Ps. 22:18.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided his clothes and cast lots.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And, parting out his garments, they cast lots.

English EASY 2024

Jesus said, ‘Father, these soldiers do not know what they are doing. So please forgive them.’ The soldiers then picked up Jesus' clothes for themselves. They played a game with dice to decide who would receive each piece of his clothes.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them. They don't know what they are doing." The soldiers threw dice to divide Jesus' clothes between them.

And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Jesus said, “Forgive them, Father! They don't know what they are doing.” They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them. They don't know what they're doing." Meanwhile, the soldiers divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

[[Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing."]] And they divided His clothes and cast lots.

English KJV 1611

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

English LSB

But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they divided His clothes by casting lots.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

(Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.") They divided his garments by casting lots.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

[But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” ] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them. They don't know what they are doing." The soldiers divided up his clothes by casting lots.

English NIV

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

English NKJ 1982

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.

English NLT

Jesus said, "Father, forgive these people, because they don't know what they are doing." And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots to divide his clothing.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

While they were nailing Jesus to the cross, he prayed over and over, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.” The soldiers, after they crucified him, gambled over his clothing.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Father, forgive these people,“ Jesus said, “for they don't know what they are doing.“ And the soldiers gambled for his clothing, throwing dice for each piece.

English Tyndale 1537

Then said Jesus: Father forgive them, for they wot not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.