Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 27:48 in context
Matthew 27:45–51
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Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
47
Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
48
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Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink.
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The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”
50
Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
51
Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
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