Mark 15:36

And one, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

In Context

35And some of those who stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calls for Elias.

37And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired.

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Cross References

Psalms 69:21Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Luke 23:36And the soldiers also made game of him, coming up offering him vinegar,

Matthew Henry on Mark 15:34-42

The Crucifixion. 33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 36 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come… Read the whole commentary →

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