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Mark 15:36

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

KJV

δραμὼν δέ τις καὶ γεμίσας σπόγγον ὄξους περιθεὶς καλάμῳ ἐπότιζεν αὐτόν, λέγων· ἄφετε ἴδωμεν εἰ ἔρχεται Ἡλείας καθελεῖν αὐτόν.

Greek NT

Currens autem unus, et implens spongiam aceto, circumponensque calamo, potum dabat ei, dicens : Sinite, videamus si veniat Elias ad deponendum eum.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

And one running and filling a sponge with vinegar and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let us see if Elias come to take him down.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Elijah

In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γεμίζω
gemizo
verb · 9×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
κάλαμος
kalamos
noun · 12×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καθαιρέω
kathaireo
verb · 9×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
περιτίθημι
peritithemi
verb · 8×
ποτίζω
potizo
verb · 15×
σπόγγος
spoggos
noun · 3×
τρέχω
trecho
verb · 20×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀφίημι
aphiemi
verb · 143×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
Ἡλίας
elias
noun · 29×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὄξος
oxos
noun · 6×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: τις καὶ | Treg/NIV: τις καὶ | WH: τις | RP: εἷς καὶ
  • τις καὶSBLGNT
  • τις καὶTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τιςWestcott-Hort
  • εἷς καὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: περιθεὶς | WH/Treg/NIV: περιθεὶς | RP: + τε
  • περιθεὶςSBLGNT
  • περιθεὶςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + τεRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 19:28 — After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
  • John 19:29 — Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
  • Luke 23:36 — And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
  • Luke 23:36 — And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,
  • Mark 15:23 — And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
  • Ps 69:21 — They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
  • Ps 69:21 — They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.