Matthew 27:34
“¶ They gaue him vineger to drinke, mingled with gall: and when hee had tasted thereof, hee would not drinke.”
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Matthew 27:34 Context
32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to beare his Crosse. 33And when they were come vnto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34¶ They gaue him vineger to drinke, mingled with gall: and when hee had tasted thereof, hee would not drinke. 35And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, They parted my garments among them, and vpon my vesture did they cast lots. 36And sitting downe, they watched him there:
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Other Translations for Matthew 27:34
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted [thereof], he would not drink.
- King James Version
they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; and after tasting {it,} He was unwilling to drink.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink.
- American Standard Version (1901)
They gave him wine mixed with bitter drink: and after tasting it, he took no more.
- Basic English Bible
they gave to him to drink vinegar mingled with gall; and having tasted [it], he would not drink.
- Darby Bible
They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted of it, he would not drink.
- Webster's Bible
Here they gave Him a mixture of wine and gall to drink, but having tasted it He refused to drink it.
- Weymouth Bible
They gave him sour wine to drink mixed with gall. When he had tasted it, he would not drink.
- World English Bible
And thei yauen hym to drynke wyne meynd with galle; and whanne he hadde tastid, he wolde not drynke.
- Wycliffe Bible
they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall, and having tasted, he would not drink.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 27:34
27:34 They gave him vinegar mingled with gall - Out of derision: which, however nauseous, he received and tasted of. St. Mark mentions also a different mixture which was given him, Wine mingled with myrrh: such as it was customary to give to dying criminals, to make them less sensible of their sufferings: but this our Lord refused to taste, determining to bear the full force of his pains.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 27:34
Mt 27:34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall. A stupefying drink, intended to lessen suffering. He would not drink. The "tasting" implied a recognition of the kindly purpose of the act, but a recognition only. In the refusal to do more than taste, we trace the resolute purpose to drink the cup which his Father had given him to the last drop.