Mar 15:23 | TNotes | STEP | 15:23 Whether Jesus was offered a drink of wine drugged with myrrh in kindness (Prov 31:6 ) or in mockery is uncertain. Jesus refused the drink, for he had committed himself to drinking the cup that God had given him (Mark 10:38-39 ; 14:36 ). • Myrrh has been used since before Jesus’ time to treat wounds and infections and for digestive ailments.

bProv 31:6►

cMark 10:38-39►

‏ Mark 15:23

15:23 ^a Whether Jesus was offered a drink of wine drugged with myrrh in kindness (Prov 31:6 ^b) or in mockery is uncertain. Jesus refused the drink, for he had committed himself to drinking the cup that God had given him (Mark 10:38-39 ^c; 14:36 ^d).

• Myrrh has been used since before Jesus’ time to treat wounds and infections and for digestive ailments.