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Selected Verse: Mark 15:23 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 15:23 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] they gave [1325] him [846] to drink [4095] wine [3631] mingled with myrrh [4669]: but [1161] he received [2983] it not [3756]. |
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King James |
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Wine mingled ... - 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 - See the notes at Mat 27:34. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
drink
The stupefying drink usually given to those crucified. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
They gave (ἐδίδουν)
The imperfect tense is used in the same sense as in Mat 3:14 (Rev.), "John would have hindered." They were for giving; attempted to give. So Rev., excellently, offered.
Wine mingled with myrrh (ἐσμυρνισμένον οἶνον)
Lit., myrrhed wine. See on Mat 27:34. |
34 They gave [1325] him [846] vinegar [3690] to drink [4095] mingled [3396] with [3326] gall [5521]: and [2532] when he had tasted [1089] thereof, he would [2309] not [3756] drink [4095].
34 They gave [1325] him [846] vinegar [3690] to drink [4095] mingled [3396] with [3326] gall [5521]: and [2532] when he had tasted [1089] thereof, he would [2309] not [3756] drink [4095].
14 But [1161] John [2491] forbad [1254] him, saying [3004], I [1473] have [2192] need [5532] to be baptized [907] of [5259] thee [4675], and [2532] comest [2064] thou [4771] to [4314] me [3165]?