Matthew 27:34 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 27:34

The King on a Cross

32 ^aNow as they came out, ^bthey found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.

33 ^aAnd when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,

34 ^athey gave Him¹ sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

35 ^aThen they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots,¹ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:
^b“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”

36 ^aSitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

37 And they ^aput up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 27:34

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American Standard Version
they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink.

Amplified® Bible
They offered Him wine mingled with gall to drink; but when He tasted it, He refused to drink it.

Contemporary English Version
There they gave Jesus some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain. But when Jesus tasted what it was, he refused to drink it.

Darby English Version
they gave to him to drink vinegar mingled with gall; and having tasted [it], he would not drink.

Good News Bible
There they offered Jesus wine mixed with a bitter substance; but after tasting it, he would not drink it.

International Standard Version
they offered him a drink of wine mixed with gall. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it.

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

New American Standard Bible
they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting {it,} He was unwilling to drink.

New International Version
There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.

New King James Version
they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting it, He showed unwillingness to drink.

Young's Literal Translation
they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall, and having tasted, he would not drink.

New English Translation
and offered Jesus¹ wine mixed with gall to drink.² But after tasting it, he would not drink it.

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