Matthew 27:48
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled <FI>it<Fi> with vinegar, and having put <FI>it<Fi> on a reed, was giving him to drink,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 27:48 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 69:21They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
- Matthew 27:34they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
- Luke 23:36The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
- John 19:29A 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.
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