Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.
They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”
The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar