Matthew 27:48

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Quickly, one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled the sponge with sour wine and tied the sponge to a stick. Then he used the stick to give the sponge to Jesus to get a drink from it.

Cross References

Psalm 69:21

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

Luke 23:36

Even the soldiers laughed at Jesus and made fun of him. They came and offered him some sour wine.

Matthew 27:34

There the soldiers gave Jesus some wine mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it.

Matthew 27:47

Some of the people standing there heard this. They said, “He is calling Elijah.”

Matthew 27:49

But the others said, “Don’t bother him. We want to see if Elijah will come to save him.”

Mark 15:36

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