Then they crucified him, distributed his clothes among them by drawing lots,

Then they crucified him and distributed his clothes among themselves, drawing lots for them to decide each man's share.

it fell to him by lot, as was the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense,

Or just as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting and building,

but on the day that Lot left Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

(remember Lot's wife).

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, they do not know what they are doing." Then they distributed his clothes among themselves by drawing lots.

Said Peter, "You will never wash my feet, never!" "Unless I wash you," Jesus replied, "you will not share my lot."

they said to themselves, "Don't let us tear it. Let us draw lots to see who gets it" (that the scripture might be fulfilled, they distributed my clothes among them, and drew lots for my raiment). This was what the soldiers did.

Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, who was assigned his position with the eleven apostles.

You come in for no share or lot in this religion. Your heart is all wrong in the sight of God.

Some were persuaded and threw in their lot with Paul and Silas, including a host of devout Greeks and a large number of the leading women.

Only, everyone must lead the lot assigned him by the Lord; he must go on living the life in which God's call came to him. (Such is the rule I lay down for all the churches).

It all happened to them by way of warning for others, and it was written down for the purpose of instructing us whose lot has been cast in the closing hours of the world.

thanking the Father who has qualified us to share the lot of the saints in the Light,

to prevent anyone being disturbed by these troubles. (Troubles are our lot, you know that well;

Alexander the blacksmith has done me a lot of harm: the Lord will pay him back for what he has done (beware of him),

but rescued righteous Lot who was sore burdened by the immoral behaviour of the lawless

For these people are murmurers, grumbling at their lot in life ??they fall in with their own passions, their talk is arrogant, they pay court to men to benefit themselves.

but as for the craven, the faithless, the abominable, as for murderers, the immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and liars of all kinds ??their lot is the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."