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but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. <a href="/nlt/matthew/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it. <a href="/esv/matthew/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. <a href="/bsb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it. <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> they gave Him wine to drink, mingled with gall; and having tasted, He was not willing to drink it. <a href="/kjv/matthew/27.htm">King James Bible</a> They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/27.htm">New King James Version</a> they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> they gave Him wine mixed with bile to drink; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink it. <a href="/nasb/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> they gave Him wine to drink mingled with gall; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink. <a href="/lsb/matthew/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He did not want to drink. <a href="/amp/matthew/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> they offered Him wine mixed with gall (myrrh, a bitter-tasting narcotic) to drink; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it. <a href="/csb/matthew/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> they gave Him wine mixed with gall to drink. But when He tasted it, He would not drink it. <a href="/asv/matthew/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. <a href="/cev/matthew/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> There they gave Jesus some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain. But when Jesus tasted what it was, he refused to drink it. <a href="/erv/matthew/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. <a href="/gwt/matthew/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They gave him a drink of wine mixed with a drug called gall. When he tasted it, he refused to drink it. <a href="/gnt/matthew/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> There they offered Jesus wine mixed with a bitter substance; but after tasting it, he would not drink it. <a href="/isv/matthew/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> they offered him a drink of wine mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it. <a href="/msb/matthew/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> they offered Him sour wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it. <a href="/net/matthew/27.htm">NET Bible</a> and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he would not drink it. <a href="/nheb/matthew/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They gave him wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink. <a href="/wbt/matthew/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted of it, he would not drink. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Here they gave Him a mixture of wine and gall to drink, but having tasted it He refused to drink it. <a href="/web/matthew/27.htm">World English Bible</a> they gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> they gave Him vinegar mixed with gall to drink, and having tasted, He would not drink. <a href="/blb/matthew/27.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> they gave Him wine to drink, mingled with gall; and having tasted, He was not willing to drink it. <a href="/ylt/matthew/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall, and having tasted, he would not drink. <a href="/slt/matthew/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They gave him vinegar to drink. (mingled with bile: and having tasted, he would not drink.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they gave him wine to drink, mixed with gall. And when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it. <a href="/nabre/matthew/27.htm">New American Bible</a> they gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall. But when he had tasted it, he refused to drink. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall; and he tasted it, but he would not drink. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/27.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And they gave him vinegar to drink that was mixed with gall, and he tasted and he did not want to drink it.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/27.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> they gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall; and when he had tasted it, he refused to drink. <a href="/godbey/matthew/27.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And they gave Him vinegar mingled with gall to drink: and tasting, He was not willing to drink it. <a href="/haweis/matthew/27.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and having tasted it, he refused to drink. <a href="/mace/matthew/27.htm">Mace New Testament</a> they gave him a mixture of wine and gall: but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink. <a href="/wey/matthew/27.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Here they gave Him a mixture of wine and gall to drink, but having tasted it He refused to drink it. <a href="/worrell/matthew/27.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> they gave Him to drink wine mingled with gall; and, having tasted it, He would not drink. <a href="/worsley/matthew/27.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> the place of a skull, they gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: but when He had tasted it, He would not drink. <a href="/parallel/matthew/27-34.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=8806" 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 Crucifixion</a> …33And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull, 34<a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: edōkan (V-AIA-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/4095.htm" title="4095: piein (V-ANA) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">to drink,</a> <a href="/greek/3396.htm" title="3396: memigmenon (V-RPM/P-AMS) -- To mix, mingle. A primary verb; to mix.">mixed</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/5521.htm" title="5521: cholēs (N-GFS) -- Gall, bitter herbs. Feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as Chloe; gall or bile, i.e. poison or an anodyne.">gall;</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">but</a> <a href="/greek/1089.htm" title="1089: geusamenos (V-APM-NMS) -- (a) I taste, (b) I experience. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience.">after tasting it,</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: ēthelēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">He refused</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/4095.htm" title="4095: piein (V-ANA) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">to drink it.</a> 35When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.…<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="/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23</a> There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it. <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="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a> Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” <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="/luke/23-36.htm">Luke 23:36</a> The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. <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/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="/matthew/20-22.htm">Matthew 20:22-23</a> “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered. / “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.” <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/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Psalm 75:8</a> For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs. <a href="/matthew/16-24.htm">Matthew 16:24</a> Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.Matthew<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.gave.<a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Matthew 27:48</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="/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="/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23</a> And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.vinegar.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/matthew/26-42.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Gall</a> <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-5.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/daniel/2-43.htm">Mixture</a> <a href="/matthew/26-27.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/matthew/22-3.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Sour</a> <a href="/daniel/5-2.htm">Tasted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Tasting</a> <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Unwilling</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-20.htm">Vinegar</a> <a href="/matthew/26-29.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/acts/8-23.htm">Gall</a> <a href="/matthew/27-37.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/15-23.htm">Mingled</a> <a href="/mark/15-23.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/john/19-39.htm">Mixture</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/mark/5-19.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Sour</a> <a href="/john/2-9.htm">Tasted</a> <a href="/john/2-9.htm">Tasting</a> <a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/mark/6-26.htm">Unwilling</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.htm">Vinegar</a> <a href="/matthew/27-48.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'; </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/matthew/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>they offered Him wine to drink This act occurred during the crucifixion of Jesus, a common Roman practice intended to dull the pain of those being executed. The offering of wine was a gesture that might seem merciful, but it also served to prolong the suffering by keeping the victim conscious longer. This moment fulfills the prophecy found in <a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a>, which speaks of giving gall and vinegar to drink.mixed with gall Gall refers to a bitter substance, possibly myrrh or a similar bitter herb, which was mixed with the wine. This mixture was intended to act as a narcotic to ease the pain of crucifixion. The bitterness of gall symbolizes the bitterness of sin and suffering that Jesus bore on behalf of humanity. The use of gall also connects to the Old Testament, where bitterness often symbolizes suffering and judgment.but after tasting it, He refused to drink it Jesus' refusal to drink the wine mixed with gall demonstrates His willingness to fully experience the suffering of the crucifixion with a clear mind. This act signifies His complete submission to the Father's will and His determination to endure the full extent of human suffering without alleviation. It highlights His role as the Suffering Servant prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who bears the sins of many. Jesus' refusal also contrasts with the Passover wine, which symbolizes joy and deliverance, underscoring the gravity of His sacrifice.<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, the Son of God, who is being crucified for the sins of humanity. 2. <a href="/topical/r/roman_soldiers.htm">Roman Soldiers</a> The individuals responsible for carrying out the crucifixion, offering Jesus the wine mixed with gall. 3. <a href="/topical/g/golgotha.htm">Golgotha</a> The place where Jesus was crucified, also known as "The Place of the Skull." 4. <a href="/topical/w/wine_mixed_with_gall.htm">Wine Mixed with Gall</a> A concoction offered to Jesus, traditionally understood as a form of mild anesthetic to dull the pain of crucifixion. 5. <a href="/topical/c/crucifixion.htm">Crucifixion</a> The method of execution used by the Romans, which Jesus endured as part of His sacrificial death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Jesus' refusal of the wine mixed with gall fulfills Old Testament prophecy, demonstrating the divine plan and foreknowledge of God. <a href="/topical/e/endurance_of_suffering.htm">Endurance of Suffering</a> By refusing the drink, Jesus chose to fully experience the suffering of the cross, highlighting His commitment to His redemptive mission. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_the_father's_will.htm">Obedience to the Father's Will</a> Jesus' actions reflect His obedience and submission to the Father's will, serving as a model for believers. <a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_love.htm">Sacrificial Love</a> Jesus' willingness to endure the full extent of suffering underscores His sacrificial love for humanity. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_alertness.htm">Spiritual Alertness</a> Jesus' refusal can be seen as a call for believers to remain spiritually alert and not seek to dull their senses to the realities of life and faith.<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/what_was_a_cupbearer's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'gall' mean in the Bible?</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/what_does_'gall'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "gall" mean in the Bible?</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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) Vinegar to drink mingled with gall.--In <a href="/mark/15-23.htm" title="And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.">Mark 15:23</a>, "wine mingled with myrrh." The animal secretion known as "gall" is clearly out of the question, and the meaning of the word is determined by its use in the Greek version of the Old Testament, where it stands for the "wormwood" of <a href="/proverbs/5-4.htm" title="But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.">Proverbs 5:4</a>, for the poisonous herb joined with "wormwood" in <a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm" title="Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that bears gall and wormwood;">Deuteronomy 29:18</a>. It was clearly something at once nauseous and narcotic, given by the merciful to dull the pain of execution, and mixed with the sour wine of the country and with myrrh to make it drinkable. It may have been hemlock, or even poppy-juice, but there are no materials for deciding. It is probable that the offer came from the more pitiful of the women mentioned by St. Luke (<a href="/luke/23-27.htm" title="And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.">Luke 23:27</a>) as following our Lord and lamenting. Such acts were among the received "works of mercy" of the time and place. The "tasting" implied a recognition of the kindly purpose of the act, but a recognition only. In the refusal to do more than taste we trace the resolute purpose to drink the cup which His Father had given Him to the last drop, and not to dull either the sense of suffering nor the clearness of His communion with His Father with the slumberous potion. The same draught was, we may believe, offered to the two criminals who were crucified with Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 34-44. - The Crucifixion and the mockery. (<a href="/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23-32</a>; <a href="/luke/23-32.htm">Luke 23:32-43</a>; <a href="/john/19-18.htm">John 19:18-24</a>.) Verse 34. - Vinegar...mingled with gall (χολῆς). Instead of "vinegar" (ὄξος) very many manuscripts, followed by Tischendorf, Westcott and Hort, and others, read here, as in Mark, "wine" (οϊνον). Dederunt ei viaum bibere (Vulgate). Doubtless the two words represent the same fluid, a wine of a sharp and acrid taste. The received reading in our text is supposed to be derived from <a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a>, "They gave me gall for my meats, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink." "Gall" here signifies some bitter ingredient (St. Mark calls it "myrrh"), which was infused in the wine to impart a narcotic quality. It was the custom to offer this draught to criminals about to undergo crucifixion, either as an anodyne or to give them adventitious strength to bear their sufferings. The beverage is said to have been prepared by some benevolent ladies in Jerusalem, and to have been owed to a gloss on <a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Proverbs 31:6, 7</a>, "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter in soul; let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more." This was not an additional insult offered to Jesus, as some have opined, but a usual act of kindliness. When he had tasted thereof, he would not (οὐκ ἤθελε) drink. He accepted the kindly offer so far as to put his lips to the cup, but, recognizing its stupefying qualities, he refused to drink it. He willed to endure all the coming pains without mitigation; he would meet all with the powers of mind and body undarkened; he would have his senses and his self-consciousness unimpaired to the end. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/27-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>they offered ἔδωκαν (edōkan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. Him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <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. wine οἶνον (oinon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3631.htm">Strong's 3631: </a> Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'. to drink, πιεῖν (piein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. mixed μεμιγμένον (memigmenon) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3396.htm">Strong's 3396: </a> To mix, mingle. A primary verb; to mix. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. gall; χολῆς (cholēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5521.htm">Strong's 5521: </a> Gall, bitter herbs. Feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as Chloe; 'gall' or bile, i.e. poison or an anodyne. but καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. after tasting [it], γευσάμενος (geusamenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1089.htm">Strong's 1089: </a> (a) I taste, (b) I experience. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience. He refused ἠθέλησεν (ēthelēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to drink [it]. πιεῖν (piein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> To drink, imbibe. 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