Mark 15:23

Mark 15:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.

Context of Mark 15:23

21They forced into service a passer-by coming in from the countryside, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to carry His cross. 22Then they brought Him to the place [called] Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh [to dull the pain], but He would not take it. 24And they crucified Him, and divided up His clothes among themselves, casting lots for them to see who should take what. 25It was the third hour (9:00 a.m.) when they crucified Him.

Mark 15:23 word by word

καὶ ἐδίδουν αὐτῷ ἐσμυρνισμένον οἶνον· ὃς δὲ οὐκ ἔλαβεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to drinkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
• mingled with myrrhσμυρνίζωsmurnizō · to mix with myrrhG4669
• butδέde · thenG1161
• he receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Mark 15:23

• Matthew 27:34they offered Him wine mixed with gall (myrrh, a bitter-tasting narcotic) to drink; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
• Luke 23:36The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him and [cruelly] offering Him sour wine,
• John 19:28After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said in fulfillment of the Scripture, “I am thirsty.”
• Mark 14:25I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
• Matthew 26:19[Accordingly] the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.
• Luke 22:18for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

Commentaries on Mark 15:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-32Verses 22-32 The place where our Lord Jesus was crucified, was called the place of a scull; it was the common place of execution; for he was in all respects numbered with the transgressors. Whenever we look unto Christ crucified, we must remember what was written over his head; he is a King, and we must give up ourselves to be his subjects, as Israelites indeed. They crucified two thieves with him, and him in the midst; they thereby intended him great…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23It is uncertain if people offered Jesus wine mixed with myrrh as a kind act or to mock him (Proverbs 31:6). Jesus refused the calming drink mixture because he had committed himself to accept the suffering God had given him (Mark 10:38–39; 14:36). People have used myrrh since before the time of Jesus to treat wounds, infections, and digestive problems.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:23

• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Myrrh
• Soldiers
• Vinegar
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Myrrh
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Gall
• Jesus Christ
• Son of Man, the

Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings