Immediately one of them ran and grabbed a sponge, soaked it in vinegar, put it on a stick, and gave it to Jesus to drink.
Instead they gave me bitter herbs to eat and vinegar to drink.
they gave him wine mixed with gall. But having tasted it, he refused to drink it.
When some of those standing there heard it, they said, “He's calling for Elijah!”
But the others said, “Leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah will come and save him.”
One man ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, put it on a stick, and tried to give it to Jesus to drink. “Leave him alone,” he said. “Let's see if Elijah will come to take him down.”
The soldiers also mocked him, coming up to him and offering him wine vinegar, saying,