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48 Immediately[a] one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine,[b] put it on a stick,[c] and gave it to him to drink.

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  1. Matthew 27:48 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 27:48 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.
  3. Matthew 27:48 tn Grk “a reed.”