World English Bible
Matthew 27:48
“Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.”
Verse in context — Matthew 27
46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
47
Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, "This man is calling Elijah.
48
Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
49
The rest said, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him.
50
Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
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