47 And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth [a]Elijah.

48 And straightway one of them ran, and took (A)a sponge and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

49 Others said, Let be: let us see if Elijah will come and save him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:47 They allude to Elijah’s name, not for want of understanding the tongue, but of a profane impudence and sauciness, and he repeated these words, to the end that this better harping upon the name might be understood.

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