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47 And some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, This Man is calling for Elijah!

48 And one of them immediately ran and took a sponge, soaked it with vinegar (a sour wine), and put it on a reed (staff), and was [a]about to give it to Him to drink.(A)

49 But the others said, Wait! Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him [b]from death.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:48 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  2. Matthew 27:49 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

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