Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and offered him a drink.
Mark 15:36 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a stick, offered him a drink, and said, ‘Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And one man ran, and, filling a sponge with vinegar (a mixture of sour wine and water), put it on a staff made of a [bamboo-like] reed and gave it to Him to drink, saying, Hold off! Let us see whether Elijah [does] come to take Him down. [Ps. 69:21.] American Standard Version (1901) And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down. Common English Bible Someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, and put it on a pole. He offered it to Jesus to drink, saying, “Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then one of them, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and placing it around a reed, gave it to him to drink, saying: "Wait. Let us see if Elijah will come to take him down." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let us see if Elias come to take him down. |
Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and offered him a drink.
They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, ‘See, he’s calling for Elijah.’