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As Jesus saw his mother, with John and his brother and sister, he smiled but said nothing.
Meanwhile the four soldiers assigned to the Master's crucifixion, as was the custom, had divided
his clothes among them, one taking the sandals, one the turban, one the girdle, and the fourth the
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cloak. This left the tunic, or seamless vestment reaching down to near the knees, to be cut up into
four pieces, but when the soldiers saw what an unusual garment it was, they decided to cast lots
for it. Jesus looked down on them while they divided his garments, and the thoughtless crowd
jeered at him.
It was well that the Roman soldiers took possession of the Master's clothing. Otherwise, if his
followers had gained possession of these garments, they would have been tempted to resort to
superstitious relic worship. The Master desired that his followers should have nothing material to
associate with his life on earth. He wanted to leave mankind only the memory of a human life
dedicated to the high spiritual ideal of being consecrated to doing the Father's will.