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Matthew 27:48 Cross-References
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“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.”
Matthew 27:48 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 27:48
One of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar (ὄξος)—this fulfills Psalm 69:21, 'in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.' The Greek oxos refers to posca, the sour wine Roman soldiers drank. The gesture appears merciful—offering drink to the dying—yet Matthew presents it as part of the mockery.Put it on a reed (κάλαμον)—likely a hyssop branch (John 19:29), connecting Christ's death to the Passover lamb whose blood was applied with hyssop (Exodus 12:22). Jesus, the ultimate Passover Lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7), receives his final earthly drink through the same plant that marked...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 27:48
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“they gave me vinegar to drink.”
“and held it at his mouth.”
“he would not drink.”
“coming to him and offering him vinegar”