Matthew 27:48
Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
47Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
49The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
Cross References
Psalms 69:21They also gave me poison for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.
Luke 23:36The soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering 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 →