In Psalms, chapter twenty-two, verse eighteen, the Roman soldiers did as this verse foretold: a fulfillment of prophecy. There are different views from the four Gospels given by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. However, from their perspective, all are interpreted by the Holy Spirit to their point of view. In Matthew twenty-seven, verse thirty-five, in the New Testament, states, “And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.” However, Mark fifteen, verse twenty-four, “And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.”
Still, in Luke twenty-three, verse thirty-four, “Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And they parted His raiment and cast lots.” However, in John nineteen, verses twenty-three through twenty-four, “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture, they did cast lots. These things, therefore, the soldiers did.”
The difference between the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John is the description of the parting of garments, which ranges from a short to a long summary.
The similarity between these four gospels is the casting lots. Casting lots is a practice mentioned multiple times in the Bible. It is a method used by the ancient Hebrews and others to determine something by random choice. Casting lots involves a token marked with different values and then randomly selecting one of the marks as the final decision. It was a way to make decisions when there was no clear-cut answer. This situation is similar to a coin with two sides, with heads on one side and tails on the other.