Mark 15:36

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.””

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BSBPD

“And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and one having run, and having filled a spunge with vinegar, having put <FI>it<Fi> also on a reed, was giving him to drink, saying, `Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come to take him down.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 15:36 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 69:21They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
  2. Mark 15:23There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
  3. Luke 23:36The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
  4. John 19:28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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