Matthew 27:48

Easy To Read Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 69:21

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

Matthew 27:34

At Golgotha, the soldiers gave Jesus wine to drink. This wine was mixed with gall. {\cf2\super [430]} Jesus tasted the wine but refused to drink it.

Matthew 27:47

Some of the people standing there heard this. The people said, “He is calling Elijah.” {\cf2\super [432]}

Matthew 27:49

But the other people said, “Don’t bother him (Jesus). We want to see if Elijah will come to save him.”

Mark 15:36

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.”

Luke 23:36

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