Matthew 27:34
32 Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
35 When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
36 And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
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
- they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
- KJV
- They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
- WEB
- they gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
- ASV
- they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink.
- DARBY
- they gave to him to drink vinegar mingled with gall; and having tasted [it], he would not drink.
- BLB
- they gave Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; and having tasted [it], He was not willing to drink [it].
- ÅB
- gav de ham vin å drikke, blandet med galle; men da han smakte det, ville han ikke drikke.
- OTB
- Der tilbød de Jesus vin blandet med galle å drikke; men etter å ha smakt på det, nektet Han å drikke det.
- B1930
- gav de ham vin å drikke, blandet med galle; men da han smakte det, vilde han ikke drikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 69:21
They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
Read in contextMark 15:23
There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
Read in contextMatthew 27:48
One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.
Read in contextJohn 19:28–30
After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
Read in context