One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 15:36 in context
Mark 15:33–39
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When the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
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At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
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Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”
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One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down.”
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Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and gave up the spirit.
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The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.
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When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
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