Matthew 27:34
they gave Jesus sour wine to drink, mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it.
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In Context
33When they came to a place called Golgotha (which means, “Place of the Skull”),
35After crucifying him, they divided his garments among themselves by casting lots.
Cross References
Matthew 27:48Immediately one of them ran, got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink.
John 19:28After this, when Jesus saw that everything was now finished, in order to fulfill the Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
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 →