These however I suppose were Roman soldiers who did not understand the peculiarity of the Hebrew tongue, but, from His calling Eloi, thought that Elias was called by Him. But if the Jews are understood to have said this, they must be supposed to do this, as accusing Him of folly in calling for the aid of Elias.
It goes on: “And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink, saying, Let along; let us see whether Elias will come to take Him down.”
John shews more fully the reason why the vinegar was given to the Lord to drink, saying, that Jesus said, “I thirst,” [John 19:28] that the Scriptures might be fulfilled. They however applied a sponge full of vinegar to His mouth.
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