Mark 15:36

Mark 15:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
• New International Version (NIV)Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down.”

Context of Mark 15:36

34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” 35Some of the bystanders heard Him and said, “Look! He is calling for Elijah!” Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave Him a drink, saying, “Let us see whether Elijah is coming to take Him down.” 37But Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed out His last [voluntarily, sovereignly dismissing and releasing His spirit from His body in submission to His Father’s plan]. 38And the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Mark 15:36 word by word

δραμὼν δέ τις καὶ γεμίσας σπόγγον ὄξους, περιθεὶς καλάμῳ ἐπότιζεν αὐτόν λέγων· ἄφετε, ἴδωμεν εἰ ἔρχεται Ἠλίας καθελεῖν αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ranτρέχωtrechō · to runG5143
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• filledγεμίζωgemizō · to fillG1072
• a spungeσπόγγοςspoggos · spongeG4699
• of vinegarὄξοςoxos · vinegarG3690
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• putπεριτίθημιperitithēmi · to put onG4060
• on a reedκάλαμοςkalamos · reed/stick/penG2563
• and gaveποτίζωpotizō · to waterG4222
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Let aloneἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• let us seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• whetherεἰei · ifG1487
• EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• will comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• to takeκαθαιρέωkathaireō · to take downG2507

Cross-references for Mark 15:36

• Mark 15:23They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh [to dull the pain], but He would not take it.
• Psalms 69:21They (self-righteous hypocrites) also gave me gall [poisonous and bitter] for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
• 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.”

Commentaries on Mark 15:36

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-41Verses 33-41 There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteousness. The darkness signified the cloud which the human soul of Christ was under, when he was making it an offering for sin. He did not complain that his disciples forsook him, but that his Father forsook him. In this especially he was made sin for us. When Paul was to be offered as a sacrifice…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-36The Aramaic word Eloi and the Hebrew form Eli (Matthew 27:46) sound similar to the name Elijah. Because of this, some people standing nearby thought Jesus was calling for the prophet Elijah to come and rescue him (see Malachi 4:5).Read the comment
• Calvin’s Commentaries · v. 36Mark 15:36. Saying, Let him alone, let us see if Elijah will come to save him. Mark relates these words as having been spoken by the soldier, while holding out the vinegar; but Matthew tells us that others used the same language. There is no inconsistency here, however; for it is probable that the jeering was begun by one person, but was eagerly seized by others, and loudly uttered by the multitude. The phrase, let him alone, appears to have implied not…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:36

• Death
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy
• Sponge

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Hyssop
• Release
• Sponge
• Superscription
• Witness
• Elijah
• Jesus Christ

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