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Matthew 27:48

Matthew 27:48 is verse 48 of Matthew chapter 27, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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.

Or filled it with wine vinegar

See Psalms 69:21.

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.

Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.

Matthew 27:46–50 · Berean Standard Bible

46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

47 When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”

48 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.

49 But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”

50 When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Matthew 27:34
they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

Psalms 69:21
They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

Luke 23:36
The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.

John 19:29
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.

John 19:30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.