Mark 15:36

And one ran, and filled a sponge with vinegar, and putted (it) about to a reed, and gave (it to) him to drink, and said, Suffer ye, see we, if Elias (or if Elijah) come to do him down.

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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 men that stood about heard, and said, Lo! he calleth Elias, (or Behold! he calleth Elijah).

37And Jesus gave out a great cry, and died [or sent out the spirit].

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Cross References

Psalms 69:21And they gave gall into my meat; and in my thirst they gave to me drink with vinegar. (And they gave me gall for my food; and for my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.)

Luke 23:36And the knights nighed (or And the soldiers came near), and scorned him, and proffered vinegar to him [or and offered vinegar to 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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