Matthew 27:48
and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled [it] with vinegar, and having put [it] on a reed, was giving him to drink,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
47And certain of those standing there having heard, said — 'Elijah he doth call;'
49but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come — about to save him.'
Cross References
Psalms 69:21And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.
Luke 23:36And mocking him also were the soldiers, coming near and offering vinegar to him,
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 →