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Let&#8217s see if Elijah comes to take him down,&#8221 he said. <a href="/nlt/mark/15.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. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!” <a href="/esv/mark/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” <a href="/bsb/mark/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/blb/mark/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And one having run and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having put it on a reed, gave Him to drink, saying, "Let be; let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down." <a href="/kjv/mark/15.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/mark/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.” <a href="/nasb_/mark/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” <a href="/nasb/mark/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, &#8220Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/mark/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.” <a href="/lsb/mark/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down.” <a href="/amp/mark/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah is coming to take Him down.” <a href="/csb/mark/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/hcsb/mark/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a reed, offered Him a drink, and said, &#8220Let&#8217s see if Elijah comes to take Him down!&#8221 <a href="/asv/mark/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/mark/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> One of them ran and grabbed a sponge. After he had soaked it in wine, he put it on a stick and held it up to Jesus. He said, "Let's wait and see if Elijah will come and take him down!" <a href="/erv/mark/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/mark/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Someone ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink. The man said, "Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down." <a href="/gnt/mark/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> One of them ran up with a sponge, soaked it in cheap wine, and put it on the end of a stick. Then he held it up to Jesus' lips and said, "Wait! Let us see if Elijah is coming to bring him down from the cross!" <a href="/isv/mark/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> So someone ran and soaked a sponge in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink, saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down!" <a href="/msb/mark/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/net/mark/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Leave him alone! Let's see if Elijah will come to take him down!" <a href="/nheb/mark/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 us see whether Elijah comes to take him down." <a href="/wbt/mark/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down. <a href="/wey/mark/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down." <a href="/web/mark/15.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and one having run, and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having also put [it] on a reed, was giving Him to drink, saying, “Let alone, let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” <a href="/blb/mark/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And one having run and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having put it on a reed, gave Him to drink, saying, "Let be; let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down." <a href="/ylt/mark/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/mark/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And one running and having filled a sponge with vinegar, and put round a reed, gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see if Elias will come to take him down.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/mark/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nabre/mark/15.htm">New American Bible</a> One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.” <a href="/nrsvce/mark/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, and tied it on a reed to give him a drink; and he said, Hush, let us see if Elijah will come to take him down. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar and tied it on a reed to give him a drink and they said, “Let him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And one ran, and filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying: Wait; let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down.<CM> <a href="/godbey/mark/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar, and reaching it forth on a reed, gave Him drink, saying, Let Him alone, let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down. <a href="/haweis/mark/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then one ran, and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it round a cane, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down. <a href="/mace/mark/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then one of the soldiers ran and dipp'd a spunge in vinegar, which he fastned to a stick, and offered him to drink, now let us, said they, see whether Elias will come to take him down. <a href="/wey/mark/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down." <a href="/worrell/mark/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And one, running and filling a sponge full of vinegar, putting it on a reed, gave it to Him to drink, saying, "Let alone; let us see whether Elijah is comming to take Him down." <a href="/worsley/mark/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And there ran one, and filled a spunge with vinegar, and putting it on a reed offered it Him to drink, saying, Let Him alone, let us see whether Elias will come to take Him down. <a href="/parallel/mark/15-36.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/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=5491" 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/mark/15.htm">The Death of Jesus</a> …35When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.” 36<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">someone</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/1072.htm" title="1072: gemisas (V-APA-NMS) -- To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely.">filled</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/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/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.">He 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> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">saying,</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: Aphete (V-AMA-2P) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">“Leave Him alone.</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idōmen (V-ASA-1P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">Let us see</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/2243.htm" title="2243: Ēlias (N-NMS) -- Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.">Elijah</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To come, go. ">comes</a> <a href="/greek/2507.htm" title="2507: kathelein (V-ANA) -- (a) I take down, pull down, depose, destroy. From kata and haireomai; to lower demolish.">to take Him down.”</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> 37But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.…<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="/matthew/27-48.htm">Matthew 27:48</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="/john/19-29.htm">John 19:29-30</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. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit. <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="/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/19-28.htm">John 19:28</a> After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Matthew 27:34</a> they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it. <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3</a> I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</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. <a href="/john/4-7.htm">John 4:7-10</a> When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” / (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) / “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) ... <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="/hebrews/2-9.htm">Hebrews 2:9</a> But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. <a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a> I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. <a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37</a> On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. <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?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And one ran and filled a sponge 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.<a href="/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23</a> And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.<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="/mark/14-6.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/mark/15-19.htm">Cane</a> <a href="/mark/15-23.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/mark/15-35.htm">Elias</a> <a href="/mark/15-35.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/mark/14-58.htm">End</a> <a href="/mark/8-4.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/mark/14-19.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/mark/8-20.htm">Filling</a> <a href="/mark/15-5.htm">Full</a> <a href="/mark/12-7.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/mark/15-17.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/mark/14-52.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/mark/15-19.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Sour</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Sponge</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Spunge</a> <a href="/mark/15-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Vinegar</a> <a href="/mark/13-35.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/mark/15-23.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/4-4.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/exodus/30-23.htm">Cane</a> <a href="/mark/16-18.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Elias</a> <a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/mark/15-38.htm">End</a> <a href="/luke/1-53.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/john/17-13.htm">Filling</a> <a href="/mark/16-5.htm">Full</a> <a href="/luke/2-15.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/luke/1-48.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/luke/8-33.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/luke/7-24.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/luke/23-36.htm">Sour</a> <a href="/john/19-29.htm">Sponge</a> <a href="/john/19-29.htm">Spunge</a> <a href="/mark/15-42.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/23-36.htm">Vinegar</a> <a href="/mark/15-44.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 15</div>1. <a href="/mark/15-1.htm">Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate.</a> 6. <a href="/mark/15-6.htm">Upon the clamor of the people, the murderer Barabbas is released, </a> 12. <a href="/mark/15-12.htm">and Jesus delivered up to be crucified.</a> 16. <a href="/mark/15-16.htm">He is crowned with thorns, spit on, and mocked;</a> 21. <a href="/mark/15-21.htm">faints in bearing his cross;</a> 27. <a href="/mark/15-27.htm">hangs between two thieves;</a> 29. <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">suffers the triumphing reproaches of the crowd;</a> 39. <a href="/mark/15-39.htm">but is confessed by the centurion to be the Son of God;</a> 42. <a href="/mark/15-42.htm">and is honorably buried by Joseph.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. In the Roman world, sour wine, or "posca," was a common drink for soldiers and the lower classes. It was a diluted vinegar wine, often used to quench thirst. The act of offering sour wine to Jesus fulfills <a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a>, which prophesies, "They gave me vinegar for my thirst." This gesture, while seemingly compassionate, also highlights the mockery and humiliation Jesus faced, as sour wine was not a drink of honor.He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, The use of a reed, likely a hyssop stalk, is significant. Hyssop was 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 14:4-6</a>), symbolizing cleansing and sacrifice. This act can be seen as a type of Christ's role as the ultimate sacrificial lamb, purifying humanity from sin. The physical act of lifting the sponge to Jesus on the cross underscores His physical suffering and the fulfillment of His mission.saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” This statement reflects a misunderstanding of Jesus' cry, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" (<a href="/mark/15-34.htm">Mark 15:34</a>), which some bystanders mistook as a call for Elijah. In Jewish tradition, Elijah was expected to return before the Messiah (<a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5-6</a>). The crowd's expectation of Elijah's appearance reveals their lack of understanding of Jesus' true identity and mission. This moment underscores the theme of spiritual blindness and the fulfillment of prophecy, as Jesus' death was necessary for the salvation of humanity, not a rescue by Elijah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who is being crucified at this moment. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_bystander.htm">The Bystander</a> An unnamed individual who offers Jesus sour wine on a sponge. 3. <a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a> A prophet from the Old Testament, whom some Jews believed would return to help the Messiah. 4. <a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a> The place of the crucifixion, also known as "The Place of the Skull." 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a> Those present at the crucifixion, including Roman soldiers, Jewish leaders, and onlookers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> The offering of sour wine fulfills Old Testament prophecy, demonstrating the divine orchestration of events. <a href="/topical/m/misunderstanding_of_jesus'_mission.htm">Misunderstanding of Jesus' Mission</a> The crowd's expectation of Elijah's return shows a misunderstanding of Jesus' mission and the nature of His kingdom. <a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_mockery.htm">Suffering and Mockery</a> Jesus' endurance of suffering and mockery serves as an example of humility and obedience to God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_bystanders.htm">The Role of Bystanders</a> The actions of the bystander reflect the varied responses to Jesus' crucifixion, from mockery to misguided attempts at compassion. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_thirst.htm">Spiritual Thirst</a> Jesus' physical thirst on the cross symbolizes the deeper spiritual thirst of humanity, which He came to quench.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 15</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/can_miracles_exist_if_they_defy_nature.htm">How can miracles be real if they defy natural laws?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_christian_socialism.htm">Are you overly sensitive?</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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 36. - There is a slight difference here in the narratives. St. Matthew (<a href="/matthew/27-49.htm">Matthew 27:49</a>) says, "And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him." Here in St. Mark the words are recorded as having been spoken by him alone who offered our Lord the vinegar. According to St. John (John 21:28), the offering of the vinegar followed immediately upon the words of our Lord, "I thirst." This drink was not the stupefying potion given to criminals before their crucifixion, to lull the sense of pain, but the sour wine, the ordinary drink of the soldiers, called posen. The reed was most probably the long stalk of the hyssop plant. Dr. J. Forbes Royle, in an elaborate article on the subject, quoted in Smith's 'Dictionary of the Bible' (vol. 1 p. 846), arrives at the conclusion that the hyssop is none other than the caper plant, the Arabic name of which, asuf, bears a strong resemblance to the Hebrew. The plant is the Capparis spinosa of Linnaeus. The apparent difference between the narratives of St. Matthew and St. Mark may be reconciled by weaving in the narrative of St. John with those of the synoptists - the "Let be" of the soldiers in the one case being intended to restrain the individual from offering the wine; and the "Let be" of the individual, corresponding to our "Wait a moment," while he answered our Savior's cry, "I thirst." <a href="/commentaries/mark/15-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And δέ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. someone τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. 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. filled γεμίσας (gemisas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1072.htm">Strong's 1072: </a> To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely. 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'. 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. He 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 stick 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] offered it to [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. From a derivative of the alternate of pino; to furnish drink, irrigate. “Wait!” Ἄφετε (Aphete) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications. he said. λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Let us see ἴδωμεν (idōmen) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. Elijah Ἠλίας (Ēlias) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2243.htm">Strong's 2243: </a> Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite. comes ἔρχεται (erchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. to take Him down.” καθελεῖν (kathelein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2507.htm">Strong's 2507: </a> (a) I take down, pull down, depose, destroy. 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