Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
Matthew 27:48
λαβὼν σπόγγον κ.τ.λ. The soldiers’ sour wine (posca), the reed, or hyssop stalk (John), and the sponge, were kept in readiness to quench the sufferers’ thirst.
λαβὼν σπόγγον κ.τ.λ. The soldiers’ sour wine (posca), the reed, or hyssop stalk (John), and the sponge, were kept in readiness to quench the sufferers’ thirst.
Verse 48. _TOOK A SPONGE_] This being the most convenient way to reach a liquid to his mouth; _tied it on a reed_, that they might be able to reach his lips with it. This reed, as we learn from St. J...
ONE OF THEM RAN - John John 19:28 says that this was in consequence of Jesus’ saying “I thirst.” One of the effects of crucifixion was excessive thirst. TOOK A SPONGE - A sponge is a well-known porous...
CHAPTER 27 1. Delivered unto Pilate.(Matthew 27:1 .) 2. The Suicide of Judas.(Matthew 27:3 .) 3. Before Pilate. (Matthew 27:11 .) 4. The Awful Choice....
THE DEATH OF JESUS (Mark 15:33 *, Luke 23:44). Matthew 27:48 f. is to be preferred to Mark 15:36. vv....
From twelve o'clock midday darkness came over the earth until three o'clock in the afternoon. About three o'clock in the afternoon Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" (that is...
THE MAN WHO SENTENCED JESUS TO DEATH (Matthew 27:1-2 ; Matthew 27:11-26)...
VINEGAR. Greek. _oxos._ See notes on Matthew 27:34. GAVE. was offering....
The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Mark 15:22-37; Luke 23:33-46; John 19:18-30. St Mark's account differs little from St Matthew's. St Luke names the mockery of the soldiers and the words of the rob...
_took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar_ The soldiers" sour wine (_posca_), the reed, or hyssop stalk (John), and the sponge, were kept in readiness to quench the sufferers" thirst....
Ver 45. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to s...
_JESUS' DEATH AND BURIAL MATTHEW 27:32-66:_ The power of the cross makes salvation possible. The sign over His head read, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews." He is far more though, "Now to the King...
ΔΡΑΜΏΝ _aor. act. part. от_ ΤΡΈΧΩ (G5143) бежать, ΛΑΒΏΝ _aor. act. part. от_ ΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ, _см._ Matthew 27:24. _Aor._ представляет действие, необходимое для основного гл. ΣΠΌΓΓΟΣ (G4699) губка, ΠΛΉΣΑΣ _...
ONE OF THEM—TOOK A SPONGE, &C.— We have before observed, that vinegar, or a small sharp wine and water,—a mixture which was called _posca,_—was the common drink of the Roman soldiers. Possibly, theref...
DARKNESS AND DEJECTION TEXT: 27:45-50 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli...
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof he would not drink They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drin...
29 See Psa_69:19-20; Isa_53:3. 30 See Isa_50:6. 31 See Isa_53:7-8; Php_2:9-10. 31 In mockery, our Lord went through the mimic ceremony of being invested with imperial dignity. The shining attire wit...
BEFORE PILATE. THE CRUCIFIXION 1, 2. Jesus delivered to Pilate (Mark 15:1; Luke 23:1; John 18:28 : see on Jn)....
VINEGAR] i.e. _posca,_ the sour common wine drunk by the Roman soldiers. Whatever may have been the sentiments of the bystanders, the motive of the man who offered the vinegar was compassion. The Four...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 27 JUDAS KILLS HIMSELF 27:1-10 V1 It was very early in the morning. All the chief *priests and the other leaders decided that Jesus...
TOOK A SPUNGE, AND FILLED IT WITH VINEGAR. — The “vinegar” was the sour wine, or wine and water, which was the common drink of the Roman soldiers. and which they at an earlier stage, and as in derisio...
Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1 - Matthew 27:1 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large proportionate...
_Darkness without and within_ (Mark 15:33-36; Luke 23:44-46)....
εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν, one of the bystanders, not one of the τινὲς, with some human pity, acting under the impression, how got not indicated, that the sufferer was afflicted with thirst. ὄξους, sour wine, _pos...
THE BROKEN HEART AND THE RENT VEIL Matthew 27:45-56 With hushed hearts we stand in the presence of “that sight.” It is the tragedy of time; the one supreme act of self-surrender; the unique unapproac...
The morning saw the plot hatched in the night carried into effect. This is chronicled in the first two verses of the chapter. The picture of Judas in his remorse is very terrible. Pilate stands out as...
JESUS EXPIRES AMID THE DARKNESS Luke 23:44-46; John 19:28-30; Mark 15:33-37; Matthew 27:45-50. “ And from the s
"And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. (33) And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, ...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
48._And immediately one ran. _As Christ had once refused to drink, it may be conjectured with probability, that it was repeatedly offered to him for the sake of annoyance; though it is also not improb...
After this (chapter 27), the unhappy priests and heads of the people deliver up their Messiah to the Gentiles, as He had told His disciples. Judas, in despair under Satan's power, hangs himself, havin...
AND STRAIGHTWAY ONE OF THEM RAN AND TOOK A SPONGE,.... Which was not far from the cross, where a vessel full of vinegar was set, John 19:29, AND FILLED IT WITH VINEGAR; dipping it into it, it sucked...
And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled _it_ with vinegar, and put _it_ on a reed, and gave him to drink. Ver. 48. _And filled it with vinegar_] Sorrow is dry, we say. This man...
_Some said, This man calleth for Elias_ These must have been some of the strangers, of whom there was always a great concourse at the passover, who did not understand the dialect then spoken in Jerusa...
The last hours of suffering:...
AND STRAIGHTWAY ONE OF THEM RAN, AND TOOK A SPONGE, AND FILLED IT WITH VINEGAR, AND PUT IT ON A REED, AND GAVE HIM TO DRINK....
All night the Lord Jesus had been subjected to the persecution of the Jewish council. Now early in the morning, determined that He might be put to death as soon as possible, they bring Him bound to th...
45-50 During the three hours which the darkness continued, Jesus was in agony, wrestling with the powers of darkness, and suffering his Father's displeasure against the sin of man, for which he was n...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 27:50"....
Gospel of Nicodemus I The Acts of Pilate And immediately there ran one of the soldiers, and took a sponge, and filled it with gall and vinegar mixed, and put it on a reed, and gave Jesus to drink. An...
Matthew 27:48 G2532 Immediately G2112 one G1520 of G1537 them G846 ran G5143 (G5631) and G2532 took...
DIVINE VINDICATION. JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD (27:45-54). By now Jesus had been on the cross about three hours, and around noon an extraordinary event took place. For over the whole land there came gros...
THE FINAL FAREWELL (27:27-54). In sober words Matthew now portrays what Jesus had to endure from the moment when He was handed over to His executioners to be mocked as ‘the King of the Jews' to the t...
‘And some of those who were stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” And immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, a...
Matthew 27:48. STRAIGHTWAY ONE OF THEM. This was occasioned by our Lord's cry: ‘I thirst' (John 19:28), but all occurred in quick succession. TOOK A SPONGE. It would be impossible to use a cup. VIN...
This section describes the _central fact of the world's history_. The accounts of the four Evangelists agree perfectly as to the main points; but each mentions circumstances omitted by the others. Mat...
GAVE HIM TO DRINK (εποτιζεν). Imperfect of conative action,OFFERED HIM A DRINK of vinegar on the sponge on a reed. Others interrupted this kindly man, but Jesus did taste this mild stimulant (Joh...
Matthew 27:26 _(with Mark 15:15)_ Christ on the Cross. Christ on the Cross is our subject. You know His history, And when you read, "The people stood beholding" you will be ready to add, "And no won...
Matthew 27:32. _And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross._ Perhaps they were afraid that Christ would die from exhaustion; so they compell...
Matthew 27:27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they h...
Matthew 27:27. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they...
Our Lord was brought before the Roman governor Pilate. He was anxious to let Jesus go; but he was a weak-minded man, easily swayed by the noisy cry of the people, prompted by the chief priests and eld...
We are now to read about our Lord before Pontius Pilate. Matthew 27:15. Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable pri...
CONTENTS: Jesus delivered to Pilate. Judas' remorse. Barabbas released in Jesus' place. The crucifixion of Christ. The entombment and sealing of the tomb. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Pilate, Judas, Jerem...
The redemption of man is comprised in many scenes. The last supper of our Lord his agony in the garden, for there man first offended the treason of Judas the apprehension of Christ his appearance befo...
TRIED TO MAKE HIM DRINK IT. Jesus had said: "I am thirsty" (John 19:28). This was the sour wine the soldiers drank (see note on Matthew 27:34). This time Jesus drinks some, to moisten his dry throat ...
_And gave Him to drink._ THE RELENTING CRUCIFIER No ill motive could have prompted this relief of thirst. I. The relenting crucifier may have wished to conceal his interest in Christ. It is not unc...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 27:48 SOUR WINE. Used as a daily drink with meals by common people and soldiers. It was cheaper than regular wine and effectively quenched thirst. See...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 27:45 After being on the cross for about six hours (compare v. Matthew 27:45 with Mark 15:25
Jesus dies on the cross Matthew 27:45-56; Mark 15:33-41; Luke 23:44-49; John 19:28-37;...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 27:45. FROM THE SIXTH HOUR.—The first three Gospels agree as to time and fact. Assuming them to follow the usual Jewish reckoning (as in Acts 2:15; Acts 3:1;...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 27:1, MATTHEW 27:2 _Jesus brought to Pilate. _(Mark 15:1; Luke 2
This time shall we turn in our Bibles to Matthew's gospel chapter twenty-seven? In the twenty-sixth chapter we left Jesus before the high priest, the Sanhedrin, and Peter had just outside of this grou...
John 19:29; John 19:30; Luke 23:36; Matthew 27:34; Psalms 69:21...
Vinegar [ο ξ ο υ ς]. Sour wine; the posca or ordinary drink of the Roman soldiers. Gave him to drink [ε π ο τ ι ζ ε ν]. The imperfect tense implies was in the act of giving, or about to give. At this...
One taking a sponge, filled it with vinegar — Vinegar and water was the usual drink of the Roman soldiers. It does not appear, that this was given him in derision, but rather with a friendly design, t...
Did Jesus die on the cross or just swoon? PROBLEM: Many skeptics, as well as Muslims, believe that Jesus did not die on the cross. Some say that He took a drug that put Him in a comalike state and tha...