The Hardened Gamester
Mark 15:24
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots on them, what every man should take.


There was a profligate gamester, whose conversion was attempted by some honest monks, and they in order to break his heart for sin, put into his hands a fine picture of the crucifixion of Christ; but when they inquired what he was studying so intently in the picture, hoping his conversion was going forward, he replied, "I was examining whether the dice, with which the soldiers are casting lots for the garment, be like ours." This man too well resembles bad men in the ceremonies of religion, and their hearts guide their eyes to what nourish their vices, not to what would destroy them.

(Robert Robinson.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

WEB: Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.




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