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

21A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.) 22And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it. 24Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece. 25It was nine o’clock in the morning 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 27:34The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it.
• Luke 23:36The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine.
• John 19:28Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.”
• Mark 14:25I tell you the truth, I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new in the Kingdom of God.”
• Matthew 26:19So the disciples did as Jesus told them and prepared the Passover meal there.
• Luke 22:18For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”

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