JOHN—NOTE ON John 19:28 The reference to Scripture being fulfilled is most likely an allusion to Psalms 69:21 (compare Matthew 27:34, Matthew 27:48; see also Psalms 22:15). The sour wine (see Mark 15:36) Jesus is offered here was used by soldiers to quench their thirst. It is different than the “wine mixed with myrrh,” a sedative that Jesus refused on the way to the cross (Mark 15:23). Hyssop was used for the sprinkling of blood on the doorposts at the original Passover (Exodus 12:22).

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