Luke 23:36 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 23:36

The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.

BSB

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ASV

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, offering him vinegar,

KJV

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

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Commentary

3 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (373)

(ubi sup.) Now our Lord being truly the Saviour, wished not by saving Himself, but by saving His creatures, to be acknowledged the Saviour. For neither is a physician by healing himself known to be a physician, unless he also gives proof of his skill towards the sick. So the Lord being the Saviour had no need of salvation, nor by descending from the cross did He wish to be acknowledged the Saviour, but by dying. For truly a much greater salvation does the death of the Saviour bring to men, than the descent from the cross.

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The Medieval Church1 voice

Bonaventure

Commentary on Luke, Chapter 23 (1257)

Sixth, as regards the cruelty of those mocking the Crucified, he adds: But the soldiers also mocked him. The soldiers indeed mocked him before the crucifixion, according to what is said in John nineteen: "The soldiers, plaiting a crown of thorns, placed it upon his …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And the soldiers also mocked him,.... The Roman soldiers, to whom the execution was committed, who crucified him, and parted his garments, and stood at his cross watching; these joined in the insult, which is not to be wondered at. Coming to him and offering him vinegar; which was what was a part of their allowance, and was their drink; See Gill on Joh 19:29.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Offering him vinegar - See on Mat 27:34 (note). Vinegar or small sour wine, was a common drink of the Roman soldiers; and it is supposed that wherever they were on duty they had a vessel of this liquor standing by. It appears that at least two cups were given to our Lord; one before he was nailed to the cross, viz. of wine mingled with myrrh, and another of vinegar, while he hung on the cross.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐνέπαιξαν	enepaixan	Mocked	G1702 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
στρατιῶται	stratiōtai	soldiers	G4757 →
προσερχόμενοι,	proserchomenoi	coming near,	G4334 →
ὄξος	oxos	sour wine	G3690 →
προσφέροντες	prospherontes	offering	G4374 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 69:21
They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
leads to
- Mark 15:23
  There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 27:34
  they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 19:28–30
  After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 27:48
  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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 15:36
  And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes…
Through
Matthew 27:34
they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
leads to
- Psalms 69:21
  They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 27:48
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.
leads to
- John 19:29–30
  A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.

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Where the connections lead

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About Luke