KJV King James Version
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.
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Mark 15:36
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
WEB World English Bible
One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and one having run, and having filled a spunge with vinegar, having put it also on a reed, was giving him to drink, saying, ‘Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come to take him down.’
Surrounding context — Mark 15
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 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.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
δραμὼνG5143 · trechōto runδέG1161 · dethenτιςG5100 · tisoneκαὶG2532 · kaiandγεμίσαςG1072 · gemizōto fillσπόγγονG4699 · spongosspongeὄξους,G3690 · oxosvinegarπεριθεὶςG4060 · peritithēmito put onκαλάμῳG2563 · kalamosreed/stick/penἐπότιζενG4222 · potizōto waterαὐτόνG846 · autosit/s/heλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayἄφετε,G863 · aphiēmito release: leaveἴδωμενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandεἰG1487 · eiifἔρχεταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goἨλίαςG2243 · HēliasElijahκαθελεῖνG2507 · kathaireōto take downαὐτόν.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Psalm 69:21They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.Mark 15:23And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received [it] not.John 19:28-30After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.Luke 23:36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
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