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Mark 15:19

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15:19 Again and again 1  they struck him on the head with a staff 2  and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.

Mark 15:36

Context
15:36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, 3  put it on a stick, 4  and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”
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[15:19]  1 tn The verb here has been translated as an iterative imperfect.

[15:19]  2 tn Or “a reed.” The Greek term can mean either “staff” or “reed.” See BDAG 502 s.v. κάλαμος 2.

[15:36]  3 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.

[15:36]  4 tn Grk “a reed.”



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