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He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. <a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. <a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. <a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink. <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And immediately one of them, having run and having taken a sponge, and having filled it with vinegar and having put it on a reed, gave Him to drink. <a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a> And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a> Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. <a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. <a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. <a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. <a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and offered him a drink. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, fixed it on a reed, and offered Him a drink. <a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. <a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> One of them at once ran and grabbed a sponge. He soaked it in wine, then put it on a stick and held it up to Jesus. <a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. <a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> One of the men ran at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some vinegar. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink. <a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> One of them ran up at once, took a sponge, soaked it in cheap wine, put it on the end of a stick, and tried to make him drink it. <a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> So one of the men ran off at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink. <a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink. <a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a> Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. <a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink. <a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And immediately one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> One of them ran forthwith, and filling a sponge with sour wine put it on the end of a cane and offered it Him to drink; <a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a> Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a sponge, having filled [it] with vinegar, and having put [it] on a reed, was giving Him to drink, <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And immediately one of them, having run and having taken a sponge, and having filled it with vinegar and having put it on a reed, gave Him to drink. <a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled it with vinegar, and having put it on a reed, was giving him to drink, <a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And quickly one of them, having run, and taken a sponge, and filled with vinegar, and put upon a reed, gave him to drink.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And immediately one of them running took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar; and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And one of them, running quickly, took a sponge and filled it with vinegar, and he set it on a reed and he gave it to him to drink. <a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a> Immediately one of them ran to get a sponge; he soaked it in wine, and putting it on a reed, gave it to him to drink. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> At that moment one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and placed it on a reed and gave a drink to him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and having filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink. <a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And one of them running and taking a sponge, and filling it with vinegar, and extending it on a reed, gave Him drink. <a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And immediately one of them, running, and taking a sponge, and filling it with vinegar, and fastening it to a pole, put it to him to drink. <a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a> immediately one of them ran to fetch a spunge, which they steep'd in vinegar, and fastning it to the end of a stick, they presented it to him, to drink: <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> One of them ran forthwith, and filling a sponge with sour wine put it on the end of a cane and offered it Him to drink; <a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And straightway one of them, running and taking a sponge, and filling it with vinegar, and putting it on a reed, was giving Him to drink. <a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and immediately one of them ran, and took a spunge, and having filled it with vinegar put it upon a reed, and offered it Him to drink; <a href="/parallel/matthew/27-48.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8916" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">The Death of Jesus</a> …47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.” 48<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: heis (Adj-NMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">One</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/2112.htm" title="2112: eutheōs (Adv) -- Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.">quickly</a> <a href="/greek/5143.htm" title="5143: dramōn (V-APA-NMS) -- Apparently a primary verb; which uses dremo drem'-o as alternate in certain tenses; to run or walk hastily.">ran</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labōn (V-APA-NMS) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">brought</a> <a href="/greek/4699.htm" title="4699: spongon (N-AMS) -- A sponge. Perhaps of foreign origin; a sponge.">a sponge.</a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also."></a> <a href="/greek/4130.htm" title="4130: plēsas (V-APA-NMS) -- To fill, fulfill, complete. A prolonged form of a primary pleo to fill (imbue, influence, supply); specially, to fulfil.">He filled it</a> <a href="/greek/3690.htm" title="3690: oxous (N-GNS) -- Vinegar, sour wine mixed with water, a common drink of Roman soldiers. From oxus; vinegar, i.e. Sour wine.">with sour wine,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4060.htm" title="4060: peritheis (V-APA-NMS) -- To place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer. From peri and tithemi; to place around; by implication, to present.">put it on</a> <a href="/greek/2563.htm" title="2563: kalamō (N-DMS) -- A reed; a reed-pen, reed-staff, measuring rod. Or uncertain affinity; a reed; by implication, a pen.">a reed,</a> <a href="/greek/4222.htm" title="4222: epotizen (V-IIA-3S) -- To cause to drink, give to drink; irrigate, water. From a derivative of the alternate of pino; to furnish drink, irrigate.">and held it up for Jesus to drink.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> 49But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a> They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst. <a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a> After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” / A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit. <a href="/mark/15-36.htm">Mark 15:36</a> 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.” <a href="/luke/23-36.htm">Luke 23:36-37</a> The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. / “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!” <a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15</a> My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. <a href="/john/19-29.htm">John 19:29</a> A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Exodus 12:22</a> Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning. <a href="/numbers/6-3.htm">Numbers 6:3</a> he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins. <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1</a> For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. <a href="/john/18-11.htm">John 18:11</a> “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?” <a href="/psalms/42-2.htm">Psalm 42:2</a> My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a> I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day. <a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a> Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.and filled.<a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Matthew 27:34</a> They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.<a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a> They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.<a href="/luke/23-36.htm">Luke 23:36</a> And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/27-30.htm">Cane</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/matthew/26-58.htm">End</a> <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Filling</a> <a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/matthew/26-49.htm">Forthwith</a> <a href="/matthew/26-37.htm">Full</a> <a href="/matthew/25-24.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/matthew/26-74.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Once</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/matthew/8-33.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/matthew/27-30.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/matthew/9-17.htm">Run</a> <a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Running</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Sour</a> <a href="/john/19-29.htm">Sponge</a> <a href="/john/19-29.htm">Spunge</a> <a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/matthew/26-74.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/matthew/26-74.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Vinegar</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/15-19.htm">Cane</a> <a href="/mark/2-16.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">End</a> <a href="/matthew/27-54.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Filling</a> <a href="/luke/4-20.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/mark/1-29.htm">Forthwith</a> <a href="/matthew/28-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/14-23.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/mark/1-12.htm">Once</a> <a href="/matthew/28-7.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/matthew/28-8.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/mark/15-19.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/matthew/28-8.htm">Run</a> <a href="/mark/5-14.htm">Running</a> <a href="/mark/15-36.htm">Sour</a> <a href="/mark/15-36.htm">Sponge</a> <a href="/mark/15-36.htm">Spunge</a> <a href="/mark/6-8.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/mark/1-3.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/mark/1-10.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/mark/15-36.htm">Vinegar</a> <a href="/mark/2-22.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 27</div>1. <a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Judas hangs himself.</a> 19. <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Pilate, admonished of his wife,</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas.</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">crucified;</a> 39. <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">reviled;</a> 50. <a href="/matthew/27-50.htm">dies, and is buried;</a> 62. <a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">his tomb is sealed and watched.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights the urgency and immediacy of the action. The person who ran is traditionally understood to be one of the Roman soldiers or bystanders present at the crucifixion. The use of a sponge was common in the Roman world for various purposes, including cleaning and applying liquids. The quick response may indicate a desire to alleviate Jesus' suffering, albeit in a limited way, or to mock Him further, as some interpretations suggest.He filled it with sour wine, Sour wine, or vinegar, was a cheap, common drink for soldiers and laborers in the Roman Empire. It was known as "posca" and was a diluted wine vinegar. This act fulfills the prophecy found in <a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a>, "They gave me vinegar for my thirst." The offering of sour wine to Jesus is significant as it connects to the Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah's suffering.put it on a reed, The reed, likely a hyssop stalk, was used to extend the sponge to Jesus' mouth. Hyssop has symbolic significance in the Bible, being used in the Old Testament for purification rituals (<a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Exodus 12:22</a>, <a href="/leviticus/14-4.htm">Leviticus 14:4</a>). This act can be seen as a type of purification, even in the midst of Jesus' suffering, symbolizing the cleansing power of His sacrifice.and held it up for Jesus to drink. This gesture, whether intended as an act of mercy or mockery, allowed Jesus to fulfill His statement, "I thirst" (<a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28</a>), which was another fulfillment of Scripture. The act of giving Jesus something to drink during His crucifixion underscores His humanity and the physical suffering He endured. It also serves as a poignant reminder of His willingness to endure suffering for the sake of humanity's redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure of the New Testament, who is being crucified at this moment. His suffering and sacrifice are pivotal to Christian theology. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_bystander.htm">The Bystander</a> An unnamed individual who offers Jesus vinegar on a sponge. This act fulfills Old Testament prophecy and highlights the mockery and suffering Jesus endured. 3. <a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a> The place of the crucifixion, also known as "The Place of the Skull." It is a significant location in the account of Jesus' death. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_vinegar.htm">The Vinegar</a> A sour wine, often consumed by Roman soldiers, which was offered to Jesus. This act is symbolic and fulfills prophecy. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_reed.htm">The Reed</a> A stick or stalk used to extend the sponge to Jesus. It signifies the distance and separation between Jesus and those around Him during His crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Jesus' crucifixion fulfills numerous Old Testament prophecies, demonstrating the divine plan and sovereignty of God. <a href="/topical/t/the_suffering_servant.htm">The Suffering Servant</a> Jesus' acceptance of the vinegar highlights His willingness to endure suffering for humanity's redemption. <a href="/topical/h/human_mockery_and_divine_purpose.htm">Human Mockery and Divine Purpose</a> The act of offering vinegar, though intended as mockery, serves a greater divine purpose, reminding believers that God can use even the actions of unbelievers to fulfill His will. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_in_suffering.htm">Compassion in Suffering</a> Jesus' response to suffering teaches believers to endure trials with grace and trust in God's plan. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_vinegar.htm">Symbolism of the Vinegar</a> The sour wine represents the bitterness of sin and the sacrifice Jesus made to overcome it, encouraging believers to reflect on the cost of their salvation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 27</a> <a href="/q/day_21_insights_on_spiritual_growth.htm">What events transpired during the crucifixion of Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_mark_15_align_with_other_gospels.htm">How do the events described in Mark 15 align with differing crucifixion accounts in the other Gospels?</a> <a href="/q/is_psalm_69_originally_about_jesus.htm">Psalm 69 is frequently seen as messianic—what evidence exists that the text was originally about Jesus rather than solely about the psalmist’s circumstances?</a> <a href="/q/disciples'_reaction_to_jesus_walking_on_water.htm">How did the disciples react when Jesus walked on water? They worshipped him as the Son of God (Matthew 14:33) but were astounded and didn't understand (Mark 6:51-52).</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(48) Took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar.--The "vinegar" was the sour wine, or wine and water, which was the common drink of the Roman soldiers. and which they at an earlier stage, and as in derision (<a href="/luke/23-36.htm" title="And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,">Luke 23:36</a>), had offered to the Sufferer. The sponge had probably served instead of a cork to the jar in which the soldiers had brought the drink that was to sustain them in their long day's work. Some one, whether soldier or Jew we know not, heard, not only the cry, "Eli, Eli, . . ." but the faint "I thirst," which St. John records as coming from the fevered lips (<a href="/john/19-28.htm" title="After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst.">John 19:28</a>), and prompted by a rough pity, stretched out a cane, or stalk of hyssop (<a href="/john/19-29.htm" title="Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on hyssop, and put it to his mouth.">John 19:29</a>), with the sponge that had been dipped in the wine upon it, and bore it to the parched lips of the Sufferer. It was not now refused (<a href="/john/19-30.htm" title="When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.">John 19:30</a>).And gave him to drink.--The Greek verb is in the imperfect tense, as implying that while he was doing this, the others tried to interrupt him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 48. - Ran, and took a sponge. According to St. John, Jesus had just said, "I thirst." The sponge and the wine were provided for the purpose of ministering some relief to the crucified. Common humanity was not quite extinct even in the executioners and spectators. Vinegar. The acid wine used by the soldiers, and called posca (see on ver. 34). Put it on a reed. St. John calls it a stalk of hyssop; and if this is the caller plant, it, though of a climbing nature, can produce a stick some three or four feet long (see on ver. 29). Gave him to drink (ἐπότιζεν, imperf., was offering him to drink); perhaps with the idea of helping him to endure till Elijah came. Thus was fulfilled the psalmist's word, "In my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink" (<a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a>). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-48.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>One εἷς (heis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. of ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. them αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. quickly εὐθέως (eutheōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2112.htm">Strong's 2112: </a> Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon. ran δραμὼν (dramōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5143.htm">Strong's 5143: </a> Apparently a primary verb; which uses dremo drem'-o as alternate in certain tenses; to run or walk hastily. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. brought λαβὼν (labōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. a sponge. σπόγγον (spongon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4699.htm">Strong's 4699: </a> A sponge. Perhaps of foreign origin; a 'sponge'. He filled [it] πλήσας (plēsas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4130.htm">Strong's 4130: </a> To fill, fulfill, complete. A prolonged form of a primary pleo to 'fill' (imbue, influence, supply); specially, to fulfil. with vinegar, ὄξους (oxous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3690.htm">Strong's 3690: </a> Vinegar, sour wine mixed with water, a common drink of Roman soldiers. From oxus; vinegar, i.e. Sour wine. put [it] on περιθεὶς (peritheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> To place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer. From peri and tithemi; to place around; by implication, to present. a reed, καλάμῳ (kalamō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2563.htm">Strong's 2563: </a> A reed; a reed-pen, reed-staff, measuring rod. Or uncertain affinity; a reed; by implication, a pen. and held it up for [Jesus] to drink. ἐπότιζεν (epotizen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4222.htm">Strong's 4222: </a> To cause to drink, give to drink; irrigate, water. 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