Joh 19:23-24, Eph 4:3-16 | ESV | STEP | When the soldiers had crucified Jesus , they took his garments and divided them into four parts , one part for each soldier ; also his tunic . But the tunic was seamless , woven in one piece from top to bottom,

23 ^aWhen the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” ^cThis was to fulfill the Scripture which says,

^d“They divided my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.”
So the soldiers did these things,

Ephesians 4:3-16

3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in ^ethe bond of peace. 4 There is ^fone body and ^gone Spirit—just as you were called to the one ^hhope that belongs to your call— 5 ⁱone Lord, ^jone faith, ^kone baptism, 6 ^lone God and Father of all, ^mwho is over all and through all and in all. 7 But ⁿgrace was given ^oto each one of us ^paccording to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore it says,

^q“When he ascended on high ^rhe led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.” ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women}
9 ( ^tIn saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^uthe lower regions, the earth? ^{▼▼Or the lower parts of the earth?} 10 He who descended is the one who also ^wascended ^xfar above all the heavens, that he might ^yfill all things.) 11 And ^zhe gave the ^aaapostles, the prophets, the ^abevangelists, the ^acshepherds ^{▼▼Or pastors} and teachers, ^{▼▼Or the shepherd-teachers} 12 ^afto equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^agbuilding up ^ahthe body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to ^aithe unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, ^ajto mature manhood, ^{▼▼Greek to a full-grown man} to the measure of the stature of ^althe fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, ^amtossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in ^andeceitful schemes. 15 Rather, ^aospeaking the truth in love, we are to ^apgrow up in every way into him who is ^aqthe head, into Christ, 16 ^arfrom whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, ^aswhen each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.