Mark 15:36

And one, running, filled a sponge with vinegar, and, putting it about a reed, was giving him to drink, saying—Stay! let us see whether Elijah is coming, to take him down!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 the by-standers, having heard, were saying—See! Elijah, he calleth!

37But, Jesus, sending out a loud voice, ceased to breathe.

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Cross References

Psalms 69:21But they put in my food—poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink—vinegar!

Luke 23:36Moreover the soldiers also mocked him,—coming near, offering, vinegar, unto him,

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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