Mark 15 · Verse 23

Mark 15:23

And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
Mark 15:23, King James Version

Mark 15:23 in other translations

BSBThere they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
WEBThey offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it.
ASVAnd they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
YLTand they were giving him to drink wine mingled with myrrh, and he did not receive.
DARBYAnd they offered him wine to drink medicated with myrrh; but he did not take it.
BBEAnd they gave him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it.
WebsterAnd they gave him to drink, wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

What does Mark 15:23 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 23. Wine mingled, etc. Matthew says, vinegar. It was probably wine soured, so that it might be called either. This was the common drink of the Roman soldiers.

Myrrh. Mt 27:34.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 15:22-32

The place where our Lord Jesus was crucified, was called the place of a scull; it was the common place of execution; for he was in all respects numbered with the transgressors. Whenever we look unto Christ crucified, we must remember what was written over his head; he is a King, and we must give up ourselves to be his subjects, as Israelites indeed. They crucified two thieves with him, and him in the midst; they…

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Mark 15:23 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἐδίδουνedidounthey were offeringG1325
αὐτῷautōHimG846
πιεῖνpieinto drinkG4095
ἐσμυρνισμένονesmurnismenonmixed with myrrhG4669
οἶνον·oinonwine;G3631
ὃςhosHeG3739
δὲdehoweverG1161
οὐκouknotG3756
ἔλαβεν.¶elabendid take [it].G2983

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 15:23

  • Matthew 27:34

    They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

  • Luke 22:18

    For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

  • John 19:28-30

    After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

  • Luke 23:36

    And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

  • Mark 14:25

    Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

  • Matthew 26:19

    And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they.
Mt 27:34; Lu 23:36; Joh 19:28-30
but.
14:25; Mt 26:19; Lu 22:18

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Context

  • Mark 15:22

    And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

  • Mark 15:23

    And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

  • Mark 15:24

    And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

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Mark 15:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y le dieron á beber vino mezclado con mirra; mas él no lo tomó.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils lui donnèrent à boire du vin mixtionné de myrrhe; mais il ne le prit pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie gaben ihm Wein, mit Myrrhen vermischt, zu trinken er aber nahm es nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dabant ei bibere myrrhatum vinum: et non accepit.