Matthew 27:34
New English Translation
34 and offered Jesus[a] wine mixed with gall to drink.[b] But after tasting it, he would not drink it.
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- Matthew 27:34 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Matthew 27:34 sn It is difficult to say for certain who gave Jesus this drink of wine mixed with gall (e.g., the executioner, or perhaps women from Jerusalem). In any case, whoever gave it to him most likely did so in order to relieve his pain, but Jesus was unwilling to take it.
Matthew 27:48
New English Translation
48 Immediately[a] one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine,[b] put it on a stick,[c] and gave it to him to drink.
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- Matthew 27:48 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
- Matthew 27:48 sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, 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.
- Matthew 27:48 tn Grk “a reed.”
Mark 15:36
New English Translation
36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine,[a] put it on a stick,[b] and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”
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- Mark 15:36 sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, 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.
- Mark 15:36 tn Grk “a reed.”
Luke 23:36
New English Translation
36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,[a]
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- Luke 23:36 sn Sour wine was cheap wine, called in Latin posca, and referred to a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion, who had some on hand, now used it to taunt Jesus further.
John 19:28
New English Translation
Jesus’ Death
28 After this Jesus, realizing that by this time[a] everything was completed,[b] said (in order to fulfill the scripture),[c] “I am thirsty!”[d]
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- John 19:28 tn Or “that already.”
- John 19:28 tn Or “finished,” “accomplished”; Grk “fulfilled.”
- John 19:28 sn A reference to Ps 69:21 or Ps 22:15.
- John 19:28 sn In order to fulfill (τελειωθῇ [teleiōthē], a wordplay on the previous statement that everything was completed [τετέλεσται, tetelestai]) the scripture, he said, “I am thirsty.” The scripture referred to is probably Ps 69:21, “They also gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.” Also suggested, however, is Ps 22:15, “My tongue cleaves to the roof of my mouth, and you [God] lay me in the dust of death.” Ps 22:1 reads “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?,” a statement Jesus makes from the cross in both Matt 27:46 and Mark 15:34. In light of the connection in the Fourth Gospel between thirst and the living water which Jesus offers, it is highly ironic that here Jesus himself, the source of that living water, expresses his thirst. And since 7:39 associates the living water with the Holy Spirit, Jesus’ statement here in 19:28 amounts to an admission that at this point he has been forsaken by God (cf. Ps 22:1, Matt 27:46, and Mark 15:34).
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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