Mark 15:36
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.
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.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”
- ASV
- And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.
- DARBY
- And one, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down.
- BLB
- And one, having run and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having put [it] on a reed, gave Him to drink, saying, “Let [Him] be; let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
- ÅB
- Men en løp fram og fylte en svamp med eddik og stakk den på et rør og gav ham å drikke og sa: Vent, la oss se om Elias kommer for å ta ham ned!
- OTB
- En løp, fylte en svamp med sur vin, satte den på en stokk og ga Ham å drikke, mens han sa: «La oss se om Elia kommer for å ta Ham ned.»
- B1930
- Men en løp frem og fylte en svamp med eddik og stakk den på et rør og gav ham å drikke og sa: Vent, la oss se om Elias kommer for å ta ham ned!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 69:21
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Read in contextMark 15:23
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
Read in contextLuke 23:36
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
Read in contextJohn 19:28–30
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
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