Mark 15:36

Easy To Read Version

One man there ran and got a sponge. The man filled the sponge with vinegar and tied the sponge to a stick. Then he used the stick to give the sponge to Jesus to drink from it. The man said, “We should wait now and see if Elijah will come to take him down from the cross.”

Cross References

Psalm 69:21

They gave me poison, not food.\par They gave me vinegar, not wine.\par

Matthew 27:48

Quickly one of the people ran and got a sponge. That person filled the sponge with vinegar and tied the sponge to a stick. Then he used the stick to give the sponge to Jesus to drink from it.

Mark 15:23

At Golgotha the soldiers tried to give Jesus wine to drink. This wine was mixed with myrrh. {\cf2\super [225]} But Jesus refused to drink it.

Mark 15:35

Some of the people standing there heard this. The people said, “Listen! He is calling Elijah.” {\cf2\super [230]}

Mark 15:37

Then Jesus cried with a loud voice and died.

Luke 23:36

Even the soldiers laughed at Jesus and teased him. They came to Jesus and offered him some wine.