^48 (A) One of them at once ran and grabbed a sponge. He soaked it in wine, then put it on a stick and held it up to Jesus.

^36 (A) One of them ran and grabbed a sponge. After he had soaked it in wine, he put it on a stick and held it up to Jesus. He said, “Let's wait and see if Elijah will come^[a] and take him down!”

^36 (A) The soldiers made fun of Jesus and brought him some wine.

The Death of Jesus

(Matthew 27.45-56; Mark 15.33-41; Luke 23.44-49)

^28 (A) Jesus knew that he had now finished his work. And in order to make the Scriptures come true, he said, “I am thirsty!”

²⁹ A jar of cheap wine was there. Someone then soaked a sponge with the wine and held it up to Jesus' mouth on the stem of a hyssop plant.