Mar 15:36 | NET2full | STEP | Then someone ran , filled a sponge with sour wine , put it on a stick , and gave it to him to drink , saying , “ Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down !”

‏ Mark 15:36

36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, ^{▼▼sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.} put it on a stick, ^{▼▼tn Grk “a reed.”} and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”