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John 19:29
New English Translation
John 19:29
New English Translation
29 A jar full of sour wine[a] was there, so they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a branch of hyssop[b] and lifted it[c] to his mouth.
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- John 19:29 sn The cheap sour wine was called in Latin posca, and referred to a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.
- John 19:29 sn Hyssop was a small aromatic bush; exact identification of the plant is uncertain. The hyssop used to lift the wet sponge may have been a form of reed (κάλαμος, kalamos, “reed,” is used in Matt 27:48 and Mark 15:36); the biblical name can refer to several different species of plant (at least eighteen different plants have been suggested).
- John 19:29 tn Or “and brought it.”
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