Matthew 27:48

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.

Matthew 27:48 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 27:48

And straightway one of them ran and took a sponge
Which was not far from the cross, where a vessel full of vinegar was set, ( John 19:29 ) ,

and filled it with vinegar;
dipping it into it, it sucked it up. Some of these sponges had leathern handles to them. ^F18

And put it on a reed; a stalk of hyssop; (See Gill on John 19:29),

and gave him to drink;
not to revive his spirits, or hasten his death, as some have thought, but in contempt of him, and to mock him, he having signified that he was athirst.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Misn. Sabbat, c. 21. sect. 3.

Matthew 27:48 In-Context

46 And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani? That is, My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?

47 And some that stood there and heard said: This man calleth Elias.

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.

49 And the others said: Let be. Let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him.

50 And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.