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Mark 15:36

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 15:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.
Mark 15:36 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.
36And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.
37And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.
39And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, etc..] Christ at the same time saying, I thirst; (see <431928>John 19:28); and put it on a reed; an hyssop stalk, (<431929>John 19:29); and gave him to drink; and so fulfilled a prophecy in (<196921>Psalm 69:21); saying, or “they said”, as the Syriac version reads it; not he that fetched the sponge, but the others that were with him, and which agrees with (<402727>Matthew 27:27,49); let alone; as forbidding him to go near him, and offer him any thing to drink: let us see whether Elias will come and take him down; from the cross; (see Gill on “<402749>Matthew 27:49”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mar 15:23; Psa 69:21; Luk 23:36; Joh 19:28-30 Mark 15:37”
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