Matthew 27:48
And straightaway one of them, after running, and having taken a sponge, and having filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
A Conservative Version
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In Context
47And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calls Elijah.
49But the others said, Leave thou be. We might see if Elijah comes he will save him.
Cross References
Psalms 69:21They also gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Luke 23:36And the soldiers also mocked him, approaching, and bringing him vinegar,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:34-50
The Crucifixion. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 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. 36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS… Read the whole commentary →