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Mark 15:23

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. The time of the daily sacrifice of the morning, at which the priests ought to have been; and the time when the sanhedrim usually began to sit (x);…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

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.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Mark 15:22-32

We have here the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus.

I. The place where he was crucified; it was called Golgotha - the place of a scull: some think, because of the heads of malefactors that were there cut…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

they gave him More literally, they offered Him.

wine mingled with myrrh It was a merciful custom of the Jews to give those condemned to crucifixion, with a view to producing stupefaction, a strong…

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