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but He did not take <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received <i>it</i> not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take <i>it.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take <i>it.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh [to dull the pain], but He would not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There they gave him some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain, but he refused to drink it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They tried to give him wine mixed with a drug called myrrh, but he wouldn't take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There they tried to give him wine mixed with a drug called myrrh, but Jesus would not drink it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They tried to give him wine mixed with myrrh, but he wouldn't accept it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There they offered Him wine to drink mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they gave him to drink, wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they were giving Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, and He did not receive [it].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they were offering Him wine, having been mixed with gall; but He did not take <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they were giving him to drink wine mingled with myrrh, and he did not receive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they gave him wine to drink, prepared with myrrh: and he took not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh; but he took it not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they gave him wine with myrrh to drink. But he did not accept it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they gave him to drink wine mixed with myrrh; but he would not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they gave him wine to drink, mixed with myrrh, but he would not take it.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh, to drink: but he did not receive it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And they gave Him myrrhed wine to drink: and He did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And they gave him to drink wine medicated with myrrh: but he received it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />there they offered him myrrhed wine to drink, but he did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Here they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He refused it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And they were offering Him wine mingled with myrrh: but He did not take it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And they offered Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He would not take <i>it.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/15-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=5393" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/15.htm">The Crucifixion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">There</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: edidoun (V-IIA-3P) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">they offered</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/3631.htm" title="3631: oinon (N-AMS) -- Wine. A primary word (yayin); wine.">wine</a> <a href="/greek/4669.htm" title="4669: esmyrnismenon (V-RPM/P-AMS) -- To mingle with myrrh. From Smurna; to tincture with myrrh, i.e. Embitter.">mixed with myrrh,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">He</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: elaben (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">did not take it.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">24</span>And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Matthew 27:34</a></span><br />they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a></span><br />They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-36.htm">Luke 23:36</a></span><br />The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Proverbs 31:6-7</a></span><br />Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul. / Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-29.htm">John 19:29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Psalm 22:15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Matthew 27:48</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-11.htm">John 18:11</a></span><br />“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3</a></span><br />I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a></span><br />Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a></span><br />he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.</p><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Matthew 27:34</a></b></br> They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted <i>thereof</i>, he would not drink.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-36.htm">Luke 23:36</a></b></br> And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a></b></br> After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst… </p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/14-25.htm">Mark 14:25</a></b></br> Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-19.htm">Matthew 26:19</a></b></br> And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/22-18.htm">Luke 22:18</a></b></br> For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/14-25.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Myrrh</a> <a href="/mark/14-23.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/mark/12-40.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Received</a> <a href="/mark/5-19.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/mark/12-12.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/mark/14-25.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/15-36.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/luke/7-46.htm">Myrrh</a> <a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/luke/6-34.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/mark/16-19.htm">Received</a> <a href="/mark/16-11.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/mark/15-36.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-1.htm">Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-6.htm">Upon the clamor of the people, the murderer Barabbas is released, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-12.htm">and Jesus delivered up to be crucified.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-16.htm">He is crowned with thorns, spit on, and mocked;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-21.htm">faints in bearing his cross;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-27.htm">hangs between two thieves;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">suffers the triumphing reproaches of the crowd;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-39.htm">but is confessed by the centurion to be the Son of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/15-42.htm">and is honorably buried by Joseph.</a></span><br></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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The offering of wine mixed with myrrh was a customary practice intended to act as a mild analgesic, dulling the pain of those being crucified. Myrrh, a resin used for anointing and embalming, was also a valuable commodity, symbolizing suffering and death. This act fulfills the prophecy in <a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a>, "They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink." The location, Golgotha, was outside the city walls of Jerusalem, a place of execution, emphasizing the shame and suffering Jesus endured. The offering of this mixture highlights the Roman practice of crucifixion, which was designed to be a prolonged and excruciating death.<p><b>but He did not take it</b><br>Jesus' refusal to drink the wine mixed with myrrh signifies His willingness to fully experience the suffering of the crucifixion without any numbing of the pain. This act demonstrates His obedience to the Father's will and His commitment to fully bear the sins of humanity. It reflects His conscious choice to endure the full extent of human suffering, aligning with His role as the Suffering Servant prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>. By rejecting the drink, Jesus fulfills His mission with complete awareness and submission, highlighting His sacrificial love and the depth of His atonement for sin. This moment also connects to His earlier declaration in <a href="/mark/14-25.htm">Mark 14:25</a>, where He states He will not drink of the fruit of the vine until He drinks it anew in the kingdom of God, pointing to the future hope and redemption through His sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure of the New Testament, who is being crucified in this passage. His refusal of the wine mixed with myrrh is significant in understanding His mission and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/roman_soldiers.htm">Roman Soldiers</a></b><br>They are the ones who offer Jesus the wine mixed with myrrh. This act is part of the crucifixion process, intended to dull the pain of those being executed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a></b><br>The place where Jesus is crucified, also known as "The Place of the Skull." It is a significant location in the Passion account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wine_mixed_with_myrrh.htm">Wine Mixed with Myrrh</a></b><br>A concoction offered to those being crucified to numb their pain. Myrrh is a resin used for its aromatic and medicinal properties.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/crucifixion.htm">Crucifixion</a></b><br>The method of execution used by the Romans, which Jesus endures. It is a central event in Christian theology, symbolizing Jesus' sacrifice for humanity's sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_willingness_to_suffer_fully.htm">The Willingness to Suffer Fully</a></b><br>Jesus' refusal of the wine mixed with myrrh demonstrates His commitment to fully experiencing the suffering necessary for the redemption of humanity. This teaches us about the depth of His love and sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>The events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion, including the offering of wine mixed with myrrh, fulfill Old Testament prophecies. This reinforces the reliability and divine inspiration of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_trials.htm">Endurance in Trials</a></b><br>Jesus' example encourages believers to endure their own trials and sufferings with faith and integrity, trusting in God's greater purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_redemption.htm">The Cost of Redemption</a></b><br>Understanding the physical and spiritual agony Jesus endured helps believers appreciate the immense cost of their salvation and inspires a life of gratitude and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/day_21_insights_on_spiritual_growth.htm">What events transpired during the crucifixion of Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_gifts_did_the_magi_bring.htm">What gifts did the magi give Joseph and Mary?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_at_jesus'_crucifixion.htm">What events transpired during the crucifixion of Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Wine mingled with myrrh.</span>--Note this description as in part explaining St. Matthew's "wine mingled with gall."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.</span> There were two occasions on which drink was offered to our Lord during the agonies of his crucifixion. The first occasion is that mentioned by St. Matthew (<a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Matthew 27:34</a>), when they offered him wine mingled with gall. This was a kind of stupefying liquor, a strong narcotic, made of the sour wine of the country, mingled with bitter herbs, and mercifully administered to dull the sense of pain. This was offered before the actual crucifixion took place. It is to this first occasion that St. Mark here refers. The words in the original are (<span class="greek">καὶ ἐδίδουν αὐτῷ ἐσμυρνισμένον οϊνον</span>), "they were giving, they offered him." <span class="accented">But he received it not.</span> He would not seek alleviation of the agonies of the crucifixion by any drugged potion which might render him insensible. He would bear the full burden consciously. The second occasion on which drink was offered to him was after he had been some hours on his cross, and when the end was drawing near; and it was then given in answer to his exclamation, "I thirst." This drink does not appear to have been mingled with any stupefying drug; and we do not read that he refused it. St. Mark does not record this second occasion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/15-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">There</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they offered</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐδίδουν</span> <span class="translit">(edidoun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wine</span><br /><span class="grk">οἶνον</span> <span class="translit">(oinon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3631.htm">Strong's 3631: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mixed with myrrh,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐσμυρνισμένον</span> <span class="translit">(esmyrnismenon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4669.htm">Strong's 4669: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mingle with myrrh. From Smurna; to tincture with myrrh, i.e. Embitter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="grk">ὃς</span> <span class="translit">(hos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not take [it].</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔλαβεν</span> <span class="translit">(elaben)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/15-23.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 15:23 They offered him wine mixed with myrrh (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/15-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 15:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 15:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/15-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 15:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 15:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>