Was set (εκειτο). Imperfect middle. John, as eyewitne , had noticed it there.

Of vinegar (οξους). Not vine…

That the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. See Psalm 69:21. Thirst was one of the most distressing circumstances attending th…

Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar.—This vessel of the ordinary sour wine drunk by the Roman soldiers was placed …

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

When …

St. Augustine of Hippo: He who appeared as a man suffered all these things; He who was God ordained them. After this, Jesus, kno…

The “vinegar” was probably the cheap sour wine that the legionnaires drank. Though it provided some refreshment, it was a strong astringent that co…

And, having filled a sponge with vinegar, they fixed it on hyssop. When he says that they fixed the sponge on hyssop, the meaning…

Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar
In a place near at hand, as Nonnus observes; not on purpose, for the sake…

Here are some remarkable circumstances of Jesus' death, more fully related than before. Pilate would not gratify the chief priests by allowing the …

1. After dealing with the crucifixion and the events that accompanied it, the Evangelist now describes the venerable death of Christ.