³⁴ There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall;^(A) but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.

³⁶ The soldiers also came up and mocked him.^(A) They offered him wine vinegar^(B)

²³ Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh,^(A) but he did not take it.

⁴⁸ Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar,^(A) put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.

³⁶ Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar,^(A) put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

The Death of Jesus^(A)

²⁸ Later, knowing that everything had now been finished,^(B) and so that Scripture would be fulfilled,^(C) Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” ²⁹ A jar of wine vinegar^(D) was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. ³⁰ When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.”^(E) With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

¹⁵ Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food^(A) and drink poisoned water.^(B)