Mark 15:36 - The Scriptures 2009

³⁶ And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Leave Him, let us see if Ěliyahu does come to take Him down.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁶ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁶ And one man ran, and, filling a sponge with vinegar (a mixture of sour wine and water), put it on a staff made of a [bamboo-like] reed and gave it to Him to drink, saying, Hold off! Let us see whether Elijah [does] come to take Him down. [Ps. 69:21.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

³⁶ Someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, and put it on a pole. He offered it to Jesus to drink, saying, “Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁶ Then one of them, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and placing it around a reed, gave it to him to drink, saying: "Wait. Let us see if Elijah will come to take him down."

Mark 15:36 Cross References

Psalm 69:21

And they gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Matthew 27:48

And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, and filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave it to Him to drink.

Mark 15:23

And they were giving Him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.

Mark 15:35

And some of those standing by, when they heard it, said, “See, He is calling for Ěliyahu!”

Mark 15:37

And יהושע cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.

Luke 23:36

And the soldiers were mocking Him too, coming and offering Him sour wine,