Matthew 27:34

Matthew 27:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
• New International Version (NIV)There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.

Context of Matthew 27:34

32Now as they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced into service to carry the cross of Jesus. 33And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull, they offered Him wine mixed with gall (myrrh, a bitter-tasting narcotic) to drink; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it. 35And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting lots. 36Then sitting down there, they began to keep watch over Him [to guard against any rescue attempt].

Matthew 27:34 word by word

ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ πιεῖν οἶνον μετὰ χολῆς μεμιγμένον, καὶ γευσάμενος οὐκ ἠθέλησεν πιεῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• vinegarὄξοςoxos · vinegarG3690
• to drinkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• mingledμίγνυμιmignumi · to mixG3396
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• gallχολήcholē · gallG5521
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he had tastedγεύωgeuomai · to tasteG1089
• he wouldθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Matthew 27:34

• Matthew 27:48Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.
• 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.
• Mark 15:23They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh [to dull the pain], but He would not take it.
• John 19:28After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said in fulfillment of the Scripture, “I am thirsty.”

Commentaries on Matthew 27:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34They gave him vinegar - mingled with gall - Perhaps , commonly translated gall, signifies no more than bitters of any kind. It was a common custom to administer a stupefying potion compounded of sour wine, which is the same as vinegar, from the French vinaigre, frankincense, and myrrh, to condemned persons, to help to alleviate their sufferings, or so disturb their intellect that they might not be sensible of them. The rabbins say that they put a grain of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34They gave him vinegar … - Mark says that, “they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh.” The two evangelists mean the same thing. Vinegar was made of light wine rendered acid, and was the common drink of the Roman soldiers, and this might be called either vinegar or wine in common language. “Myrrh” is a bitter substance produced in Arabia, but is used often to denote anything bitter. The meaning of the name is “bitterness.” See the notes at Matthew…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-34Verses 31-34 Christ was led as a Lamb to the slaughter, as a Sacrifice to the altar. Even the mercies of the wicked are really cruel. Taking the cross from him, they compelled one Simon to bear it. Make us ready, O Lord, to bear the cross thou hast appointed us, and daily to take it up with cheerfulness, following thee. Was ever sorrow like unto his sorrow? And when we behold what manner of death he died, let us in that behold with what manner of love he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34They probably gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall to ridicule him (see Psalm 69:21). It also was a sedative. Jesus probably refused it so he could fully experience suffering for our sins (see Isaiah 53:10). Gall is another name sometimes given to wormwood. It is a very bitter substance made from the oil of the Artemisia plant, sometimes used as medicine in the ancient world (compare Mark 15:23).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:34

• Death
• Gall
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Soldiers
• Vinegar

In the dictionaries

• Accusation
• Crucifixion
• Gall
• Notable
• Plat
• Seal
• Vinegar
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• 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