Matthew 27:34
32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
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;
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 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 contextMatthew 27:48
And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
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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