Matthew 27:48
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 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink. |
| ASV | And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. |
| YLT | and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled it with vinegar, and having put it on a reed, was giving him to drink, |
| DARBY | And immediately one of them running and getting a sponge, having filled it with vinegar and fixed it on a reed, gave him to drink. |
| BBE | And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink. |
| Webster | And immediately one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. |
What does Matthew 27:48 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Took a spunge. A sponge is a well-known porous substance, that easily absorbs water. It was used in this case because, Jesus being elevated, it was difficult to convey a cup to his lips.
Filled it with vinegar. This was the common drink of Roman soldiers. It was a light wine, turned sour, and mixed with water. John says, Jn 19:29 there was a vessel set full of vinegar, probably for the use of the soldiers who watched his crucifixion.
And put it on a reed. John says, it was put upon hyssop. The hyssop was a shrub, growing so large sometimes as to be called a tree, 1Kgs 4:33. The stalk of this was what Matthew calls a reed. The sponge fastened to this could easily be extended to reach the mouth of Jesus. This vinegar Jesus drank, for it was not intended to stupify him, or blunt his sense of pain like the wine and myrrh.
(o) "with vinegar" Ps 69:21
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 27:45-50
During the three hours which the darkness continued, Jesus was in agony, wrestling with the powers of darkness, and suffering his Father's displeasure against the sin of man, for which he was now making his soul an offering. Never were there three such hours since the day God created man upon the earth, never such a dark and awful scene; it was the turning point of that great affair, man's redemption and salvation…
Matthew 27:48 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 27:48
- Psalms 69:21
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
- John 19:29-30
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,
- Matthew 27:34
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
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Context
- Matthew 27:47
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
- Matthew 27:48
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 27:49
The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
Matthew 27:48 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y luego, corriendo uno de ellos, tomó una esponja, y la hinchió de vinagre, y poniéndola en una caña, dábale de beber. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et aussitôt l’un d’entre eux courut et prit une éponge, et l’ayant remplie de vinaigre, la mit au bout d’un roseau, et lui donna à boire. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und alsbald lief einer von ihnen und nahm einen Schwamm, füllte ihn mit Essig und steckte ihn auf ein Rohr und tränkte ihn. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et continuo currens unus ex eis, acceptam spongiam implevit aceto, et imposuit arundini, et dabat ei bibere. |