Matthew 27:34
Good News Translation
There they offered Jesus wine mixed with a bitter substance; but after tasting it, he would not drink it.

New Revised Standard Version
they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.

Contemporary English Version
There they gave Jesus some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain. But when Jesus tasted what it was, he refused to drink it.

New American Bible
they gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall. But when he had tasted it, he refused to drink.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink.

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Matthew 27:34 And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink.

gave.

Matthew 27:48 And immediately one of them running took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and gave him to drink.

Psalm 69:21 And they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Mark 15:23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh. But he took it not.

John 19:28-30 Afterwards, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said: I thirst. . . .

vinegar.

Context
The Crucifixion
33And they came to the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary. 34And they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall. And when he had tasted, he would not drink. 35And after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they cast lots.…
Cross References
Psalm 69:21
And they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Jeremiah 8:14
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced city, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and hath given us water of gall to drink: for we have sinned against the Lord.

Mark 15:23
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh. But he took it not.

Hebrews 6:4
For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, have tasted also the heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

Matthew 27:33
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