One of the men ran at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some vinegar. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink.
They poisoned my food, and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink.
They gave him a drink of wine mixed with a drug called gall. When he tasted it, he refused to drink it.
When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”
The others said, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
Someone ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink. The man said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
The soldiers also made fun of him. They would go up to him, offer him some vinegar,