Mark 15:19
Context15:19 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
Context15:36 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!”


[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.