The soldiers also came up and poked fun at him. They offered him wine vinegar.
They put bitter spices in my food. They gave me vinegar when I was thirsty.
There they mixed wine with bitter spices and gave it to Jesus to drink. After tasting it, he refused to drink it.
Right away one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar and put it on a stick. He offered it to Jesus to drink.
Someone ran and filled a sponge with wine vinegar. He put it on a stick. He offered it to Jesus to drink. “Leave him alone,” he said. “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.”
Herod and his soldiers laughed at him and made fun of him. They dressed him in a beautiful robe. Then they sent him back to Pilate.