Mat 27:34 | TNotes | STEP | 27:34 Giving Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall was probably intended for ridicule (see Ps 69:21 ). It was also a sedative—Jesus probably rejected it in order to suffer fully for our sins (see Isa 53:10 ). • Gall, otherwise known as wormwood, is a bitter narcotic made from the oil of Artemisia (cp. Mark 15:23 ).

bPs 69:21►

cIsa 53:10►

dMark 15:23►

‏ Matthew 27:34

27:34 ^a Giving Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall was probably intended for ridicule (see Ps 69:21 ^b). It was also a sedative—Jesus probably rejected it in order to suffer fully for our sins (see Isa 53:10 ^c).

• Gall, otherwise known as wormwood, is a bitter narcotic made from the oil of Artemisia (cp. Mark 15:23 ^d).